Mountain West Matchups

Air Force vs Tennessee State

Tennessee State Tigers

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Head-to-head on record

Air Force vs Tennessee State series
Team	Wins	Series
Air Force Falcons	1	Air Force leads
Tennessee State Tigers	0	Air Force leads

Meetings since 2011: 1. Source: CollegeFootballData game log.

The series in numbers

1-0 Regular season

1-0 Last 1

63-24 Avg score

1 Longest Air Force win run

Biggest Air Force win 63-24 in 2011, a 39-point margin.

Every Air Force vs Tennessee State meeting

Air Force Falcons vs Tennessee State Tigers, every meeting on record
Season	Result	Site	Score
2011	Air Force win	Colorado Springs	63-24

Scores from the Air Force perspective. Source: CollegeFootballData game log, since 2011.

Matchup stats

Last five games

Tennessee State

Date	Opp	Result
09-19	atFAMU	W 29-26
09-12	atALA	L 3-30
09-05	atUGA	L 3-63
08-29	vsJKST	L 24-26
11-22	atCHA	L 6-7

Air Force

Date	Opp	Result
10-03	vsNAVY	W 14-9
09-26	atNEV	W 36-33
09-12	vsNDSU	L 32-38
09-05	vsDUQ	W 34-0
11-28	atCSU	W 42-21

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

FBS Independents

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Lake Forest	4	0	1.000	256	47
Notre Dame	5	0	1.000	206	59
Merchant Marine	3	0	1.000	148	47
Wabash	4	0	1.000	128	34
Franklin & Marshall	3	0	1.000	107	32
Trinity (CT)	2	0	1.000	77	14
Wesleyan (CT)	2	0	1.000	77	20
Dayton	3	0	1.000	90	41
Hardin Simmons	2	0	1.000	72	44
Amherst	2	0	1.000	62	35
Williams	2	0	1.000	36	14
Montana	4	1	.800	187	119
Colgate	4	1	.800	117	65
Richmond	4	1	.800	100	138
Newberry	3	1	.750	105	60
MIT	2	1	.667	118	26
Millsaps	2	1	.667	120	56
Washington & Jefferson	2	1	.667	88	33
Dickinson	2	1	.667	81	63
Hampden Sydney	2	1	.667	94	89
Coast Guard	2	2	.500	150	142
Tufts	1	1	.500	49	70
UConn	2	3	.400	180	131
Villanova	2	3	.400	103	154
West Virginia Wesleyan	2	3	.400	94	157
William & Mary	2	3	.400	111	205
Centre	1	2	.333	59	33
Simpson (IA)	1	2	.333	94	94
Erskine	1	2	.333	75	78
Coe	1	2	.333	62	73
Carnegie Mellon	1	2	.333	55	68
Sewanee	1	2	.333	75	96
Maryville (TN)	1	3	.250	92	128
Beloit	1	3	.250	21	78
Lafayette	1	3	.250	84	143
Duquesne	1	3	.250	73	152
Cornell (IA)	1	3	.250	37	117
Tennessee State	1	3	.250	59	145
Knox	1	3	.250	35	146
Fordham	1	4	.200	89	165
Bucknell	1	4	.200	51	134
Holy Cross	1	4	.200	93	183
Maine	1	4	.200	71	161
Florida A&M	1	4	.200	87	184
Alameda Coast Guard	0	0	.000	0	0
Amarillo Field	0	0	.000	0	0
Birmingham-Southern	0	0	.000	0	0
Boston University	0	0	.000	0	0
Camp Grant	0	0	.000	0	0
Carlisle	0	0	.000	0	0
Colorado College	0	0	.000	0	0
Cumberland (TN)	0	0	.000	0	0
Del Monte Pre-Flight	0	0	.000	0	0
Detroit Mercy	0	0	.000	0	0
Drury	0	0	.000	0	0
Fort Benning	0	0	.000	0	0
Fort Riley	0	0	.000	0	0
Fort Warren	0	0	.000	0	0
Georgia Pre-Flight	0	0	.000	0	0
Gonzaga	0	0	.000	0	0
Great Lakes Navy	0	0	.000	0	0
Haskell	0	0	.000	0	0
Iowa Pre-Flight	0	0	.000	0	0
Jacksonville Naval Air Station	0	0	.000	0	0
Lombard	0	0	.000	0	0
Loyola (LA)	0	0	.000	0	0
Loyola Marymount	0	0	.000	0	0
Lubbock Field	0	0	.000	0	0
Manhattan	0	0	.000	0	0
March Field	0	0	.000	0	0
Mare Island Marines	0	0	.000	0	0
Marquette	0	0	.000	0	0
Mississippi College	0	0	.000	0	0
Nashville	0	0	.000	0	0
New York University	0	0	.000	0	0
Norman Naval Air Station	0	0	.000	0	0
North Carolina Pre-Flight	0	0	.000	0	0
Oglethorpe	0	0	.000	0	0
Phillips	0	0	.000	0	0
Portland	0	0	.000	0	0
Quantico Marines	0	0	.000	0	0
Randolph Field	0	0	.000	0	0
Regis (CO)	0	0	.000	0	0
Saint Mary's (CA)	0	0	.000	0	0
Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight	0	0	.000	0	0
San Francisco	0	0	.000	0	0
Santa Clara	0	0	.000	0	0
Second Air Force	0	0	.000	0	0
Spring Hill	0	0	.000	0	0
Swarthmore	0	0	.000	0	0
Tampa	0	0	.000	0	0
Tennessee Medical College	0	0	.000	0	0
Union (NY)	0	0	.000	0	0
Vermont	0	0	.000	0	0
Whitman	0	0	.000	0	0
Wichita State	0	0	.000	0	0
Xavier	0	0	.000	0	0
Southwestern U	0	3	.000	64	86
Bowdoin	0	2	.000	7	33
Hamilton	0	2	.000	49	80
Colby	0	2	.000	21	53
Georgetown	0	3	.000	52	89
Bates	0	2	.000	14	67
Lawrence	0	3	.000	28	110
Centenary (LA)	0	3	.000	21	117
Rhodes	0	3	.000	20	134

Mountain West

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
North Dakota State	5	0	1.000	168	49
New Mexico	4	1	.800	217	53
Air Force	3	1	.750	116	80
UNLV	3	2	.600	125	118
San José State	3	2	.600	113	125
Wyoming	2	3	.400	71	110
Nevada	1	3	.250	109	97
Hawai'i	1	4	.200	88	124
UTEP	1	4	.200	82	207
Northern Illinois	0	4	.000	55	145

Records computed from completed games this season

Air Force Falcons lead the series since 2011, 1-0. Here is the series on record and how to watch when Air Force and Tennessee State meet.

How to watch Air Force vs Tennessee State

When Air Force and Tennessee State are scheduled, here is how to find the game.

National TV National windows are set by Set weekly by the conference TV partners (ESPN, ABC, FOX, FS1).
Streaming ESPN+ and the FOX Sports app stream the national windows.
Radio Listen on the Air Force radio network.
Confirm kickoff Kickoff and the exact channel are set by the networks before game week. Check the match center for the Air Force vs Tennessee State time and line.

The live time, line and how-to-watch details land on the match center and how to watch pages once the game is scheduled.

The Air Force this season

Follow Air Force in the title race on the Mountain West standings, and model the finish with the title race calculator. For the conference series that define the year, see the Mountain West rivalry pages, or browse every Mountain West matchup.

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Air Force vs Tennessee State: the essentials

Air Force Falcons vs Tennessee State Tigers is a non-conference matchup that sets the Mountain West against FBS Independents. Air Force Falcons lead the series since 2011, 1-0. Across 1 meeting on record the series is one-sided so far, and whenever the two programs are scheduled this page carries the Air Force vs Tennessee State head-to-head record, the matchup numbers for both sides, and how to watch on TV and streaming. It sits alongside the Air Force Falcons team hub, the Mountain West this week round-up and the live conference standings. For Tennessee State against the whole conference, see Tennessee State vs the Mountain West.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the all-time record between Air Force and Tennessee State?

Air Force Falcons lead the series since 2011, 1-0. The two programs have met 1 time on record.

How can I watch Air Force vs Tennessee State?

National windows are set by Set weekly by the conference TV partners (ESPN, ABC, FOX, FS1). Kickoff time and the exact channel are set by the networks before game week.

Are Air Force and Tennessee State in the same conference?

No. Air Force plays in the Mountain West. Tennessee State plays in FBS Independents. This is a non-conference game.