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Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
2023 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
First season1922
Head coachDewayne Alexander
5th season, 16–36 (.308)
StadiumTucker Stadium
(capacity: 16,500)
LocationCookeville, Tennessee
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
All-time record482–566–22 (.461)
Bowl record0–3 (.000)
Conference titles10
ColorsPurple and gold[1]
   
Websitettusports.com
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 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

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 Preston Vaughn Overall Ohio Valley Conference 7–4 5–0
1955 Wilburn Tucker Ohio Valley Conference 7–3 5–0
1958† Wilburn Tucker Ohio Valley Conference 7–3 5–1
1959† Wilburn Tucker Ohio Valley Conference 6–2–2 5–0–1
1960 Wilburn Tucker Ohio Valley Conference 8–3 6–0
1961 Wilburn Tucker Ohio Valley Conference 7–3 6–0
1972 Don Wade Ohio Valley Conference 10–2 7–0
1975† Don Wade Ohio Valley Conference 8–3 6–1
2011† Watson Brown Ohio Valley Conference 7–4 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.

Year Round Opponent Result
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.

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

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 }

Notable former players

Year-by-year results

  • 1999: 5-5
  • 2000: 8-3
  • 2001: 7-3 (Did not play Samford due to 9/11)
  • 2002: 5-7
  • 2003:
  • 2004:
  • 2005:
  • 2006:
  • 2007: 4–7
  • 2008: 3–8
  • 2009: 6–5
  • 2010: 5–6
  • 2011: 7–4
  • 2012: 3–8
  • 2013: 5–7
  • 2014: 5–7
  • 2015: 4–7
  • 2016: 5–6
  • 2017: 1–10
  • 2018: 1–10
  • 2019: 6–6
  • 2020: 2-5
  • 2021: 5-6
  • 2022: 4-7
  • 2023: 4-7

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of November 11, 2023.[3]

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

References

  1. ^ "Communications and Marketing - University Color Palette". Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  2. ^ https://ovcsports.com/sports/2023/2/28/GEN_0228232859.aspx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 11, 2023.