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{{Infobox NCAA football school
{{Short description|Intercollegiate American football team}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}
| CurrentSeason = 2013 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
| TeamName = Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
{{For|information on all Tennessee Technological University sports|Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles}}
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| Image = TennesseeTechUniversityLogo.svg
| CurrentSeason = 2024 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
| ImageSize = 183
| Helmet =
| TeamName = Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
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| Image = Tenn tech wordmark 2006.png
| ImageSize = 200
| HeadCoachDisplay = Watson Brown
| FirstYear = {{Start date and age|1922}}
| HeadCoachLink = Watson Brown
| HeadCoachYear =
| HeadCoach = [[Bobby Wilder]]
| HCWins = 0
| HeadCoachYear = 1st
| HCLosses = 0
| HCWins = 7
| HCTies =
| HCLosses = 5
| OtherStaff =
| Stadium = [[Tucker Stadium]]
| Stadium = Tucker Stadium
| StadCapacity = 16,500
| StadCapacity = 16,000,500
| StadSurface =
| StadSurface =
| Location = [[Cookeville, Tennessee]]
| Location = [[Cookeville, Tennessee]]
| NCAAdivision = I FCS
| League = [[NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] [[Football Championship Subdivision|(FCS)]]
| Conference = [[Big South–OVC Football Association|Big South–OVC]]
| ConferenceDisplay= Ohio Valley Conference
| ATWins = 436
| ConferenceLink = Ohio Valley Conference
| ConfDivision =
| ATLosses = 542
| FirstYear = 1922
| ATTies = 31
| Radio =
| Announcers =
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| WebsiteURL = http://www.ttusports.com/sports/fball/index
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| ATTies = 22
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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]]''


== Conference championships ==
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 [[Watson Brown]].
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>


{| class="wikitable"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|Season|Coach|Conference|Overall record|Conference record}}
|-
| 1952† || rowspan="2"|[[Preston Vaughn Overall]] ||[[Ohio Valley Conference]] || 9–2 || 4–1
|-
| 1953
| || 7–4 || 5–0
|-
| 1955 || rowspan="5"|[[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 || rowspan="2"|[[Don Wade]]
| || 10–2 || 7–0
|-
| 1975†
| || 8–3 || 6–1
|-
| 2011† || [[Watson Brown (American football)|Watson Brown]]
| || 7–4 || 6–2
|-
|2024†
|[[Bobby Wilder]]
|
|7–5
|6–2
|}
† Co-championship


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


{| class="wikitable"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}}
|-
| [[2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season#Postseason|2011]] || First Round || Central Arkansas || L 14–34
|}

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

{| class="wikitable"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|Season|Coach|Bowl|Opponent|Result}}
|-
| 1952 || [[Preston Vaughn Overall]] || [[1953 Tangerine Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]] || East Texas State || L 0–33
|-
| 1960 || Wilburn Tucker || [[1960 Tangerine Bowl (December)|Tangerine Bowl]] || The Citadel || L 0–27
|-
| 1972 || Don Wade||[[1972 Grantland Rice Bowl|Grantland Rice Bowl]] || Louisiana Tech || L 0–35
|}

==Head coaches==
{| class="wikitable"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|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 (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}}
Notable alumni include:
* [[Barry Wilmore]]
* [[Larry Schreiber]]
* [[Elois Grooms]]
* [[Elois Grooms]]
* [[Mike Hennigan]]
* [[Mike Hennigan (American football)|Mike Hennigan]]
* [[Lonnie Warwick]]
* [[Lonnie Warwick]]
* [[Jim Youngblood]]
* [[Jim Youngblood]]
* [[Da'Rick Rogers]]
* [[Da'Rick Rogers]]
* [[Howard Stidham]]
* [[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 section|date=June 2012}}

== Championships ==


{| class="wikitable"
{{Empty section|date=March 2013}}
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|2024|2025|2026|2027|2028|2029}}
|-
| at [[Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders football|Middle Tennessee State]]
| at [[James Madison Dukes football|James Madison]]
| at [[Chattanooga Mocs football|Chattanooga]]
| vs [[Chattanooga Mocs football|Chattanooga]]
| vs [[Samford Bulldogs football|Samford]]
| at [[Samford Bulldogs football|Samford]]
|-
| at [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]]
| vs [[Chattanooga Mocs football|Chattanooga]]
| vs [[Samford Bulldogs football|Samford]]
| at [[Samford Bulldogs football|Samford]]
| at [[Chattanooga Mocs football|Chattanooga]]
|
|-
| vs [[South Carolina State Bulldogs football|South Carolina State]]
| at [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky]]
| 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==
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{{Ohio Valley Conference football navbox}}


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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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