Schedule:
| Game | Date | Away Team (Rank) | Away Score | Home Team (Rank) | Home Score | Game Status | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-09-03 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 0 | Tennessee State | 44 | Final | W | 44 |
| 2 | 2016-09-10 | Jackson State | 26 | Tennessee State | 40 | Final | W | 14 |
| 3 | 2016-09-17 | Tennessee State | 31 | Bethune-Cookman | 24 | Final | W | 7 |
| 4 | 2016-10-01 | Tennessee-Martin | 30 | Tennessee State | 34 | Final | W | 4 |
| 5 | 2016-10-08 | Tennessee State | 34 | Eastern Illinois | 35 | Final | L | -1 |
| 6 | 2016-10-15 | Eastern Kentucky | 28 | Tennessee State | 35 | Final | W | 7 |
| 7 | 2016-10-22 | Tennessee State | 17 | Vanderbilt | 35 | Final | L | -18 |
| 8 | 2016-10-29 | Tennessee State | 31 | Murray State | 38 | Final | L | -7 |
| 9 | 2016-11-05 | Tennessee State | 41 | Austin Peay | 40 | Final | W | 1 |
| 10 | 2016-11-12 | Tennessee Tech | 44 | Tennessee State | 16 | Final | L | -28 |
| 11 | 2016-11-19 | Tennessee State | 32 | Southeast Missouri State | 31 | Final | W | 1 |