COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee State fell 24-14 to Tennessee Tech on the road Saturday afternoon.
The Golden Eagles improved to 1-2 on the year and 1-0 in Ohio Valley Conference play, while the Tigers fell to 2-2 overall and 0-1 in conference matchups.
Draylen Ellis led Tennessee State's passing attack with 246 yards through the air, tossing one touchdown and two interceptions.
Cj Evans led all Tigers rushers with 14 yards in the contest. Jordan Gant also added eight yards on the ground.
Karate Brenson pulled in nine catches for 99 yards.
Boogie Trotter led the Tennessee State defensive effort, totaling four tackles, one interception, one forced fumble, and one recovered fumble. Jalen Bell added seven tackles, 2.0 TFL, and one sack and Team had in the loss.
Both Tennessee State and Tennessee Tech forced two turnovers in Saturday's contest, with Tennessee State turning those takeaways into seven points.
Tennessee State's defense held up against Tennessee Tech's offense, giving up 314 total yards.
How It Happened
After falling behind 14-7, Tennessee State responded with a touchdown with 13:05 remaining in the second quarter to tie it at 14-14. Tennessee State didn't score again in the game and Tennessee Tech tacked on 10 more points to finish off the scoring.
Game Notes
» Tennessee Tech outgained Tennessee State 314-246 in the contest.
» Tennessee State tallied 14 points in the second quarter, accounting for 100% of their total score.
» Tennessee State converted 4 of 16 third downs while Tennessee Tech was successful on 7 of 16.
» Ahmad Nelson led the Tigers with eight tackles.
» Jordyn Potts led the Golden Eagles passing attack, completing 12 of his 25 attempts for 94 yards with one interception.
» Obie Sanni led the Tennessee Tech rushing attack with 75 yards and one touchdown.
Up Next
» TSU hosts Charleston Southern next Saturday at Nissan Stadium at 5 PM.
