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{{Short description|Intercollegiate American football team}}
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{{For|information on all Tennessee Technological University sports|Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles}}
{{Infobox college football team
{{Infobox college football team
| CurrentSeason = 2021 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
| CurrentSeason = 2024 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
| TeamName = Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
| TeamName = Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
| Image = Tennessee Tech Athletics pre-2005 logo.svg
| Image = Tenn tech wordmark 2006.png
| ImageSize = 183
| ImageSize = 200
| FirstYear = 1922
| FirstYear = {{Start date and age|1922}}
| HeadCoach = [[Dewayne Alexander]]
| HeadCoach = [[Bobby Wilder]]
| HeadCoachYear = 3rd
| HeadCoachYear = 1st
| HCWins = 7 <!-- As of games through 2019 season -->
| HCWins = 7
| HCLosses = 16 <!-- As of games through 2019 season -->
| HCLosses = 5
| Stadium = [[Tucker Stadium]]
| Stadium = [[Tucker Stadium]]
| StadCapacity = 16,500
| StadCapacity = 16,500
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| Location = [[Cookeville, Tennessee]]
| Location = [[Cookeville, Tennessee]]
| NCAAdivision = I FCS
| NCAAdivision = I FCS
| Conference = [[Ohio Valley Conference]]
| Conference = [[Big South–OVC Football Association|Big South–OVC]]
| ATWins = 477
| ATWins = 436
| ATLosses = 552
| ATLosses = 542
| ATTies = 22
| ATTies = 31
| BowlWins = 0
| BowlWins = 0
| BowlLosses = 3
| BowlLosses = 3
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| WebsiteName = ttusports.com
| WebsiteName = ttusports.com
| WebsiteURL = http://www.ttusports.com/sports/fball/index
| WebsiteURL = http://www.ttusports.com/sports/fball/index
|MarchingBand=Golden Eagle Marching Band|MascotDisplay=Awesome Eagle}}
}}


The '''Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football''' program is the intercollegiate [[American football]] team for the [[Tennessee Technological University]] located in the U.S. state of [[Tennessee]]. The team competes in the [[Division I FCS|NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)]] and are members of the [[Ohio Valley Conference]]. The school's first football team was fielded in 1922. The team plays its home games at the 16,500 seat [[Tucker Stadium]] and is coached by [[Bobby Wilder]].
: ''For information on all Tennessee Technological University sports, see [[Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles]]''

The '''Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football''' program is the intercollegiate [[American football]] team for the [[Tennessee Technological University]] located in the U.S. state of [[Tennessee]]. The team competes in the [[Division I FCS|NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)]] and are members of the [[Ohio Valley Conference]]. The school's first football team was fielded in 1922. The team plays its home games at the 16,500 seat [[Tucker Stadium]]. They are coached by [[Dewayne Alexander]].


== Conference championships ==
== Conference championships ==
Tennessee Tech has won ten conference championships, five shared and five outright. Their ten Ohio Valley titles are the 2nd most in the conference, behind only [[Eastern Kentucky Colonels football|Eastern Kentucky]].
Tennessee Tech has won ten conference championships, five shared and five outright. Their ten Ohio Valley titles are the most in the conference of any current member, behind only former conference members [[Eastern Kentucky Colonels football|Eastern Kentucky]] and [[Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders football|Middle Tennessee State]].<ref name=sfmg>{{cite web|url=https://ovcsports.com/sports/2023/2/28/GEN_0228232859.aspx|title=Champions - Ohio Valley Conference|publisher=Ohio Valley Conference|website=ovcsports.com|access-date=November 28, 2023}}</ref>
<ref name=sfmg>{{cite web|url=http://issuu.com/tennessee_tech_athletics/docs/fb_2014_guide_b|title=Season by season Results|pages=164–173|work=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Football Media Guide|publisher=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Athletics|access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref>


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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|Season|Coach|Conference|Overall record|Conference record}}
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|Season|Coach|Conference|Overall record|Conference record}}
|-
|-
| 1952† || [[Preston Vaughn Overall]] || [[Ohio Valley Conference]] || 9–2 || 4–1
| 1952† || rowspan="2"|[[Preston Vaughn Overall]] ||[[Ohio Valley Conference]] || 9–2 || 4–1
|-
|-
| 1953
| 1953 || Preston Vaughn Overall || Ohio Valley Conference || 7–4 || 5–0
| || 7–4 || 5–0
|-
|-
| 1955 || Wilburn Tucker || Ohio Valley Conference || 7–3 || 5–0
| 1955 || rowspan="5"|[[Wilburn Tucker]]
| || 7–3 || 5–0
|-
|-
| 1958†
| 1958† || Wilburn Tucker || Ohio Valley Conference || 7–3 || 5–1
| || 7–3 || 5–1
|-
|-
| 1959†
| 1959† || Wilburn Tucker || Ohio Valley Conference || 6–2–2 || 5–0–1
| || 6–2–2 || 5–0–1
|-
|-
| 1960
| 1960 || Wilburn Tucker || Ohio Valley Conference || 8–3 || 6–0
| || 8–3 || 6–0
|-
|-
| 1961
| 1961 || Wilburn Tucker || Ohio Valley Conference || 7–3 || 6–0
| || 7–3 || 6–0
|-
|-
| 1972 || [[Don Wade]] || Ohio Valley Conference || 10–2 || 7–0
| 1972 || rowspan="2"|[[Don Wade]]
| || 10–2 || 7–0
|-
|-
| 1975†
| 1975† || [[Don Wade]] || Ohio Valley Conference || 8–3 || 6–1
| || 8–3 || 6–1
|-
|-
| 2011† || [[Watson Brown]] || Ohio Valley Conference || 7–4 || 6–2
| 2011† || [[Watson Brown (American football)|Watson Brown]]
| || 7–4 || 6–2
|-
|2024†
|[[Bobby Wilder]]
|
|7–5
|6–2
|}
|}
† Co-championship
† Co-championship
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==Head coaches==
==Head coaches==
{| class="wikitable"
* [[Loyall Duyck]] (1922)
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|Seasons|Coach|Record}}
* [[Preston Vaughn Overall]] (1923–1946, 1952–1953)
|-
* [[Hooper Eblen]] (1947–1949)
| 1922||[[Loyal Duyck]] ||2–1–4
* [[Star Wood]] (1950–1951)
|-
* [[Wilburn Tucker]] (1954–1967)
| 1923–1946, 1952–1953 || [[Preston Vaughn Overall]] ||97–96–18
* [[Don Wade]] (1968–1982)
|-
* [[Gary Darnell]] (1983–1985)
| 1947–1949|| [[Hooper Eblen]] ||12–19
* [[Jim Ragland]] (1986–1995)
|-
* [[Mike Hennigan (American football)|Mike Hennigan]] (1996–2006)
| 1950–1951||[[Star Wood]]||9–12–1
* [[Watson Brown]] (2007–2015)
|-
* [[Marcus Satterfield]] (2016–2017)
| 1954–1967||[[Wilburn Tucker]]||70–65–5
* [[Dewayne Alexander]] (2018–present)
|-
| 1968–1982||[[Don Wade]]||81–78–3
|-
| 1983–1985||[[Gary Darnell]]||3–29
|-
| 1986–1995||[[Jim Ragland]]||42–66
|-
| 1996–2006||[[Mike Hennigan (American football)|Mike Hennigan]]||52–57
|-
| 2007–2015||[[Watson Brown (American football)|Watson Brown]]||42–60
|-
| 2016–2017||[[Marcus Satterfield]]||6–16
|-
| 2018–2023||[[Dewayne Alexander]]||20–43
|-
| 2024–present|||[[Bobby Wilder]]||7-5
|}


==Notable former players==
==Notable former players==
{{main|List of Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles in the NFL Draft}}
{{main|List of Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles in the NFL draft}}
* [[Barry Wilmore]]
* [[Barry Wilmore]]
* [[Larry Schreiber]]
* [[Larry Schreiber]]
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* [[Howard Stidham]]
* [[Howard Stidham]]
* [[Frank Omiyale]]
* [[Frank Omiyale]]
* [[Wade Plemons]]


== Future non-conference opponents ==
==Year-by-year results==
Announced schedules as of July 10, 2024.<ref name="nonconfopp">{{cite web |title=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Football Future Schedules |publisher=FBSchedules.com |url=https://fbschedules.com/ncaa/tennessee-tech/ |access-date=November 11, 2023}}</ref>
{{expand list|date=November 2018}}

* 1999: 5-5
{| class="wikitable"
* 2000: 8-3
|-
* 2001: 7-3 (Did not play Samford due to 9/11)
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|2024|2025|2026|2027|2028|2029}}
* 2002: 5-7
|-
* 2003:
| at [[Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders football|Middle Tennessee State]]
* 2004:
| at [[James Madison Dukes football|James Madison]]
* 2005:
| at [[Chattanooga Mocs football|Chattanooga]]
* 2006:
| vs [[Chattanooga Mocs football|Chattanooga]]
* 2007: 4–7
| vs [[Samford Bulldogs football|Samford]]
* 2008: 3–8
| at [[Samford Bulldogs football|Samford]]
* 2009: 6–5
|-
* 2010: 5–6
| at [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]]
* 2011: 7–4
| vs [[Chattanooga Mocs football|Chattanooga]]
* 2012: 3–8
| vs [[Samford Bulldogs football|Samford]]
* 2013: 5–7
| at [[Samford Bulldogs football|Samford]]
* 2014: 5–7
| at [[Chattanooga Mocs football|Chattanooga]]
* 2015: 4–7
|
* 2016: 5–6
|-
* 2017: 1–10
| vs [[South Carolina State Bulldogs football|South Carolina State]]
* 2018: 1–10
| at [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky]]
* 2019: 6–6
| at [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]]
|
|
|
|-
| at [[Samford Bulldogs football|Samford]]
| at [[Texas A&M-Commerce Lions football|Texas A&M-Commerce]]
|
|
|
|}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 09:26, 10 December 2024

For information on all Tennessee Technological University sports, see Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
2024 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
First season1922; 102 years ago (1922)
Head coachBobby Wilder
1st season, 7–5 (.583)
StadiumTucker Stadium
(capacity: 16,500)
LocationCookeville, Tennessee
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceBig South–OVC
All-time record436–542–31 (.447)
Bowl record0–3 (.000)
Conference titles10
ColorsPurple and gold[1]
   
MascotAwesome Eagle
Marching bandGolden Eagle Marching Band
Websitettusports.com

The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Tennessee Technological University located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1922. The team plays its home games at the 16,500 seat Tucker Stadium and is coached by Bobby Wilder.

Conference championships

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Tennessee Tech has won ten conference championships, five shared and five outright. Their ten Ohio Valley titles are the most in the conference of any current member, behind only former conference members Eastern Kentucky and Middle Tennessee State.[2]

Season Coach Conference Overall record Conference record
1952† Preston Vaughn Overall Ohio Valley Conference 9–2 4–1
1953 7–4 5–0
1955 Wilburn Tucker 7–3 5–0
1958† 7–3 5–1
1959† 6–2–2 5–0–1
1960 8–3 6–0
1961 7–3 6–0
1972 Don Wade 10–2 7–0
1975† 8–3 6–1
2011† Watson Brown 7–4 6–2
2024† Bobby Wilder 7–5 6–2

† Co-championship

FCS Playoffs results

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The Golden Eagles have appeared in the FCS playoffs one time with an overall record of 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2011 First Round Central Arkansas L 14–34

Bowl games

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The Golden Eagles have appeared in three bowl games with an overall record of 0–3.

Season Coach Bowl Opponent Result
1952 Preston Vaughn Overall Tangerine Bowl East Texas State L 0–33
1960 Wilburn Tucker Tangerine Bowl The Citadel L 0–27
1972 Don Wade Grantland Rice Bowl Louisiana Tech L 0–35

Head coaches

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Seasons Coach Record
1922 Loyal Duyck 2–1–4
1923–1946, 1952–1953 Preston Vaughn Overall 97–96–18
1947–1949 Hooper Eblen 12–19
1950–1951 Star Wood 9–12–1
1954–1967 Wilburn Tucker 70–65–5
1968–1982 Don Wade 81–78–3
1983–1985 Gary Darnell 3–29
1986–1995 Jim Ragland 42–66
1996–2006 Mike Hennigan 52–57
2007–2015 Watson Brown 42–60
2016–2017 Marcus Satterfield 6–16
2018–2023 Dewayne Alexander 20–43
2024–present Bobby Wilder 7-5

Notable former players

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Main article: List of Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles in the NFL draft

Future non-conference opponents

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Announced schedules as of July 10, 2024.[3]

2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
at Middle Tennessee State at James Madison at Chattanooga vs Chattanooga vs Samford at Samford
at Georgia vs Chattanooga vs Samford at Samford at Chattanooga
vs South Carolina State at Kentucky at Mississippi State
at Samford at Texas A&M-Commerce

References

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  1. ^ "Communications and Marketing - University Color Palette". Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Champions - Ohio Valley Conference". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
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