Tipperary was the second Munster county to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), as well as to appear in the final, following Limerick.

[3] As the football championship is contested by a much larger number of teams than in hurling, success is hard won because of the high standard attained by many counties.

In November 2015, Liam Kearns, from the Kerry GAA club Austin Stacks, was appointed manager, with under-21, minor and junior manager Tommy Toomey as selector and Kearns's other selectors were Paul Fitzgerald of Fethard (Tipperary) and Shane Stapleton of Golden-Kilfeacle (Tipperary).

The 2017 Munster Senior Football Championship semi-final was lost to a last-minute goal conceded to opponents Cork.

[6] Tippeary achieved promotion to Division 2 in 2017, sealed late on in the concluding game against Armagh with the completion of by a second-half hat-trick from Michael Quinlivan.

[6] An All-Ireland SFC qualifier defeat to Down in Newry ended Tipperary's season and Kearns's time as manager.

In foggy conditions and losing by 16 points at half-time, the team eventually lost the game by a scoreline of 5-20 to 3-13.

[17][18][19][20] Power resigned in June 2023,[21] leaving the role vacant until Paul Kelly was appointed in late 2023.