1999 Tennessee State Tigers football team

The 1999 Tennessee State Tigers football team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach L. C. Cole, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 11–1, with a conference record of 7–0, and finished as OVC champion. Tennessee State was upset by North Carolina A&T in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Alabama State*	No. 8	Adelphia Coliseum Nashville, TN	W 41–8	31,119	[1]
September 11	vs. No. 17 Jackson State*	No. 14	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)	W 48–33	50,723	[2]
September 18	vs. Florida A&M*	No. 12	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Football Classic)	W 42–25	44,812	[3]
October 2	at Alabama A&M*	No. 7	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	W 36–12		[4]
October 9	Eastern Illinois	No. 5	Adelphia Coliseum Nashville, TN	W 43–25	4,184	[5]
October 16	at Tennessee–Martin	No. 4	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	W 43–7		[6]
October 23	at Western Kentucky	No. 2	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 28–21	13,100	[7]
October 30	Eastern Kentucky	No. 2	Adelphia Coliseum Nashville, TN	W 33–28		[8]
November 6	Tennessee Tech	No. 2	Adelphia Coliseum Nashville, TN	W 25–19	41,132	[9]
November 13	Murray State	No. 2	Adelphia Coliseum Nashville, TN	W 42–41	11,135	[10]
November 20	at Southeast Missouri State	No. 1	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	W 35–28		[11]
November 27	No. 16 North Carolina A&T*	No. 1	Adelphia Coliseum Nashville, TN (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 10–24	10,736	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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