NCAA FCS Big South

Tennessee State football predictions & picks

Big South

2026 record: 2-8
Big South: 8th
PPG: 15.4
Streak: L3
Last 5: Lost 28–42 vs UT Martin · Sat, Oct 10 Won 25–16 vs Morgan State · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 7–20 vs Charleston Southern · Sat, Oct 24 Lost 0–27 at Lindenwood · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 14–33 vs Southeast Missouri State · Sat, Nov 7

Tennessee State next game

Wk 11

Tennessee St vs3:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 E Illinois

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Tennessee State 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 vs Jackson State Jackson St L24–26 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 @Georgia Georgia L3–63 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @Alabama A&M Alabama A&M L3–30 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Florida A&M Florida A&M W29–26 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 @Western Illinois W Illinois L21–28 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs UT Martin UT Martin L28–42 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 vs Morgan State Morgan St W25–16 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs Charleston Southern Charleston So L7–20 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @Lindenwood Lindenwood L0–27 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Southeast Missouri State SE Missouri L14–33 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Eastern Illinois E Illinois 3:30 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @Gardner-Webb Gardner-Webb 12:30 PM ET Pick coming soon

Tennessee State team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 15.4/ game 120th

Total yards 282.6/ game 117th

Passing yards 226.2/ game 45th

Rushing yards 56.4/ game 127th

Third-down conversions 37.5% 71st

Giveaways 1.8/ game 106th

Time of possession 28:56 85th

Defense

Points allowed 31.1/ game 89th

Yards allowed 413.7/ game 95th

Passing yards allowed 230.1/ game 82nd

Rushing yards allowed 183.6/ game 94th

Takeaways 1.2/ game 82nd

Penalties 5.1/ game 18th

Tennessee State leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Daylin Lee 2,041yds 13 TD · 11 INT · 54.2% comp. · 10 games

Rushing Brenton Paul 227yds 2 TD · 3.4 per carry · 8 games

Receiving Cam Bulluck 700yds 50 catches · 7 TD · 10 games

Tackles Epoki Fakaosi 60 10 games

Sacks Jaylon Price 7.5 10 games

Interceptions Rymen Mosley 3 2 passes defended · 9 games

Big South standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Western Illinois W Illinois 640 6-4 .600 362259 +103 W3

2 Southeast Missouri State SE Missouri 640 6-4 .600 238237 +1 W1

3 Lindenwood Lindenwood 540 5-4 .556 221211 +10 W4

4 Charleston Southern Charleston So 460 4-6 .400 232228 +4 L2

5 UT Martin UT Martin 460 4-6 .400 225319 −94 W1

6 Gardner-Webb Gardner-Webb 370 3-7 .300 212224 −12 L1

7 Eastern Illinois E Illinois 370 3-7 .300 202313 −111 L1

8 Tennessee State Tennessee St 280 2-8 .200 154311 −157 L3

Tennessee State FAQ

Who does Tennessee State play next?

Next up for Tennessee State: home against Eastern Illinois, Saturday, November 14, 3:30 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Tennessee State’s record this season?

Tennessee State is 2-8, 8th in the Big South.

Who leads Tennessee State in passing yards?

Daylin Lee, with 2,041 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (13 TD · 11 INT · 54.2% comp. · 10 games).

Big South rivals

All teams

Charleston Southern Eastern Illinois Gardner-Webb Lindenwood Southeast Missouri State UT Martin Western Illinois

Tennessee State this week

Tennessee State is 2-8, 0-5 in Big South play. Its last game was a 33–14 loss to Southeast Missouri State at home on November 7, its third in a row. Its offense averages 15.4 points a game (120th in FCS), and its defense allows 31.1 (89th).

Next up, Tennessee State hosts Eastern Illinois on Saturday, November 14 at 3:30 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.