The Tennessee State Tigers will host five home games in 2012. Their slate of games includes matchups with several powerhouse HBCU football programs including Florida A&M, Jackson State and the University of Arkansas Pine-Bluff.
September 1: Florida A&M, John Merritt Classic
September 8: Jackson State, Southern Heritage Classic
September 15: Austin Peay State University
September 22: @ Bethune-Cookman University
September 29: University of Arkansas Pine Bluff
October 6: Eastern Kentucky University
October 13: @ Southeast Missouri State University
October 20: @ Jacksonville State University
October 27: Tennessee Tech University
November 3: @ Murray State University
November 17: @ UT Martin
Home games in BOLD