Tennessee State Tigers football
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Tennessee State Tigers football is the college football program representing Tennessee State University, competing in NCAA Division I FCS as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tennessee State Tigers football canonical | 4 |
| Tennessee State Tigers | 2 |
| Tennessee State University athletics | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4983207 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tennessee State Tigers football Context triple: [Nissan Stadium, homeStadiumOf, Tennessee State Tigers football]
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A.
Tennessee Volunteers
The Tennessee Volunteers are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the University of Tennessee, best known for their storied football program and passionate fan base.
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B.
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders are the athletic teams representing Middle Tennessee State University, competing in NCAA Division I sports and known for their spirited regional rivalries.
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C.
TSU Tigers
TSU Tigers is the nickname for the athletic teams representing Texas Southern University, particularly its football program competing in NCAA Division I FCS.
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D.
Vanderbilt Commodores
The Vanderbilt Commodores are the athletic teams representing Vanderbilt University in Nashville, competing in NCAA Division I as members of the Southeastern Conference.
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E.
Tennessee Volunteers baseball
Tennessee Volunteers baseball is the NCAA Division I college baseball program representing the University of Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tennessee State Tigers football Target entity description: Tennessee State Tigers football is the college football program representing Tennessee State University, competing in NCAA Division I FCS as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.
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A.
Tennessee Volunteers
The Tennessee Volunteers are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the University of Tennessee, best known for their storied football program and passionate fan base.
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B.
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders are the athletic teams representing Middle Tennessee State University, competing in NCAA Division I sports and known for their spirited regional rivalries.
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C.
TSU Tigers
TSU Tigers is the nickname for the athletic teams representing Texas Southern University, particularly its football program competing in NCAA Division I FCS.
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D.
Vanderbilt Commodores
The Vanderbilt Commodores are the athletic teams representing Vanderbilt University in Nashville, competing in NCAA Division I as members of the Southeastern Conference.
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E.
Tennessee Volunteers baseball
Tennessee Volunteers baseball is the NCAA Division I college baseball program representing the University of Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I FCS football program
ⓘ
college football team ⓘ |
| affiliation | HBCU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| athleticDirectorEmployer | Tennessee State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| band | Aristocrat of Bands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference | Ohio Valley Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fieldSurfaceAtNissanStadium | natural grass ⓘ |
| footballSubdivision | FCS ⓘ |
| gender | men's team ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| governingConference | Ohio Valley Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMarchingBand | Aristocrat of Bands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWonBlackCollegeNationalChampionship | true ⓘ |
| historicallyBlackCollegeOrUniversityProgram | true ⓘ |
| homeStadium |
Hale Stadium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nissan Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Tennessee State Tigers athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mascot | Aristocat the Tiger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NCAADivision | Division I ⓘ |
| NCAADivisionIFCSMember | true ⓘ |
| nickname | Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsInDivision | NCAA Division I FCS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| represents | Tennessee State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representsAcademicInstitution | Tennessee State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rival |
Austin Peay Governors football
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Florida A&M Rattlers football NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackson State Tigers football NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Tennessee State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| sportType | college football ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| teamAbbreviation | TSU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamColors |
blue
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| teamType | varsity team ⓘ |
| university | Tennessee State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Tennessee State Tigers football Description of subject: Tennessee State Tigers football is the college football program representing Tennessee State University, competing in NCAA Division I FCS as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tennessee State University athletics
this entity surface form:
Tennessee State Tigers
this entity surface form:
Tennessee State Tigers