1999 Tennessee State Tigers football team

1999 Tennessee State Tigers football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record11–1 (7–0 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAdelphia Coliseum
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Tennessee State $^   7 0     11 1  
Murray State   5 2     7 4  
Eastern Kentucky   4 3     7 4  
Western Kentucky   4 3     6 5  
Tennessee Tech   4 3     5 5  
Southeast Missouri State   2 5     3 8  
Eastern Illinois   2 5     2 10  
Tennessee–Martin   0 7     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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.