Head Coach: Rod Reed (7th season)
Stadium: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
Record: 7-4
Previous: 2015
Next: 2017
Schedule/Results[]
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/3 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W | 44-0 | 1-0 |
| 9/10 | Jackson State (1) | W | 40-26 | 2-0 |
| 9/17 | @ Bethune-Cookman | W | 31-24 | 3-0 |
| 10/1 | Tennessee-Martin | W | 34-30 | 4-0 |
| 10/8 | @ Eastern Illinois | L | 34-35 | 4-1 |
| 10/15 | Eastern Kentucky | W | 35-28 | 5-1 |
| 10/22 | @ Vanderbilt | L | 17-35 | 5-2 |
| 10/29 | @ Murray State | L | 31-38 | 5-3 |
| 11/5 | @ Austin Peay State | W | 41-40 | 6-3 |
| 11/12 | Tennessee Tech | L | 16-44 | 6-4 |
| 11/19 | @ Southeast Missouri State | W | 32-31 | 7-4 |
- (1) - @ Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN