CHARLESTON, S.C. —Tennessee State was edged by a point in a 7-6 loss to Charleston Southern on the road Saturday afternoon to conclude the 2025 season. .
Kendric Rhymes led all Tigers rushers with 70 yards in the contest, picking up 5.8 yards per carry. Zack Simmons-Brown also added 60 yards on the ground, averaging 7.5 yards per carry.
DeVaughn Slaughter reeled in nine catches for 68 yards.
Jelani Willis paced the Tennessee State defensive effort, totaling four tackles and two recovered fumbles. Lathun Snipes added three tackles, 1.0 TFL, and one sack and Jaylon Price had three tackles, 1.0 TFL, and one sack in the loss.
The Tigers won the turnover battle in Saturday's game, forcing two turnovers while coughing the ball up one time.
Defensively, Tennessee State held up fairly well against the Charleston Southern offensive attack, holding the Buccaneers to 336 total yards.
How It Happened
Tennessee State took a 3-0 lead over Charleston Southern after scoring the game's first points with 4:51 remaining in the second quarter.Charleston Southern then scored to take a 7-3 lead before the Tigers put a field goal on the board to narrow the gap and make it a 7-6 game. Neither team scored again in the game.
Game Notes
» Charleston Southern outgained Tennessee State 336-285 in the contest.
» Tennessee State won the turnover battle 2-1 after recovering two fumbles.
» Tennessee State had their highest scoring quarter in the third period, when they put up three points.
» Tennessee State converted 3 of 14 third downs while Charleston Southern was successful on 1 of 11.
» Mark Shenouda punted two times for the Tigers with an average of 45.5 yards per punt while pinning the Buccaneers inside their own 20 one time.
» Tennessee State gave up zero points in one Charleston Southern trip to the red zone.
» The Tigers took potential points off the board by forcing two turnovers on their own half of the field.
» Tennessee State won the time of possession battle 30:30 to 29:30.
» Zolten Osborne led the Buccaneers passing attack, completing eight of his 19 attempts for 145 yards and one touchdown.
» Ke'Marion Baldwin led the Charleston Southern rushing attack with 114 yards.
