| 8/31/2019 | Mississippi Valley State (2-9) | 20 | at | Tennessee State | 26 | SWAC | ||
| 9/7/2019 | Tennessee State | 26 | at | Middle Tenn State (4-8) | 45 | at CUSA | ||
| 9/14/2019 | Jackson State (4-8) | 49 | vs | Tennessee State | 44 | Memphis TN | SWAC | |
| 9/21/2019 | Ark Pine Bluff (6-5) | 37 | at | Tennessee State | 31 | SWAC | ||
| 9/28/2019 | Tennessee State | 16 | at | Eastern Kentucky (7-5,5-3) | 42 | |||
| 10/5/2019 | Tennessee State | 23 | at | Jacksonville State (6-6,3-5) | 31 | |||
| 10/12/2019 | Murray State (4-8,2-6) | 31 | at | Tennessee State | 17 | |||
| 10/19/2019 | Austin Peay (11-4,7-1) | 24 | at | Tennessee State | 26 | |||
| 11/2/2019 | SE Missouri State (9-4,7-1) | 32 | at | Tennessee State | 13 | |||
| 11/9/2019 | Eastern Illinois (1-11,1-7) | 49 | at | Tennessee State | 38 | |||
| 11/16/2019 | Tennessee State | 17 | at | Tennessee-Martin (7-5,6-2) | 28 | |||
| 11/23/2019 | Tennessee State | 37 | at | Tennessee Tech (6-6,3-5) | 27 |
| vs Tennessee State | vs Other Opponents | Tennessee State compared to OOs | |
| Record: | 9-3 | 58-76 | |
| Points Scored: | 34.58 | 25.27 | -9.31 |
| Points Allowed: | 26.17 | 28.04 | -1.87 |
| Margin: | 8.41 | -2.77 | -11.18 |
| Total Points: | 60.75 | 53.31 | 7.44 |