2017 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

The 2017 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Marcus Satterfield and played their home games at Tucker Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in OVC play to finish in last place.

2017 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
2017 record1–10 (1–7 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTyree Foreman (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorShawn Quinn (2nd season)
Home stadiumTucker Stadium
(Capacity: 16,500)
2017 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^  8 0     10 2  
Austin Peay  7 1     8 4  
Eastern Illinois  5 3     6 5  
UT Martin  4 4     6 5  
Eastern Kentucky  3 5     3 7  
Southeast Missouri State  3 5     3 8  
Tennessee State  2 5     6 5  
Murray State  2 5     3 8  
Tennessee Tech  1 7     1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

On November 19, 2017, head coach Marcus Satterfield was fired.[1] He finished at Tennessee Tech with a two-year record of 6–16.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.No. 25 Western Illinois*OVCDNL 14–417,886
September 96:00 p.m.at Kennesaw State*BSNL 14–278,418
September 162:00 p.m.at Ball State*ESPN3L 13–2814,265
September 235:00 p.m.at Eastern KentuckyOVCDNL 21–249,520
September 306:00 p.m.No. 5 Jacksonville State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
OVCDNL 7–348,327
October 76:00 p.m.at Eastern IllinoisOVCDNL 23–243,016
October 141:00 p.m.at Southeast Missouri StateOVCDNL 3–314,615
October 281:30 p.m.Tennessee State
OVCDNW 30–265,235
November 41:30 p.m.Austin Peay
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)
ESPN3L 28–359,416
November 111:00 p.m.at Murray StateOVCDNL 21–312,427
November 181:30 p.m.UT Martin
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)
OVCDNL 0–242,159

Game summaries

Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Leathernecks 3 7 24 7 41
Golden Eagles 0 0 0 14 14

at Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 0 0 14 14
Owls 10 14 3 0 27

at Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 7 6 0 13
Cardinals 7 14 7 0 28

at Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 0 7 14 21
Colonels 10 0 7 7 24

Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Gamecocks 7 7 6 14 34
Golden Eagles 0 0 7 0 7

at Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 14 0 6 3 23
Panthers 0 3 14 7 24

at Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 3 0 0 3
Redhawks 17 0 0 14 31

Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 10 7 2 26
Golden Eagles 13 7 7 3 30

Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total
Governors 7 7 14 7 35
Golden Eagles 7 0 7 14 28

at Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 0 7 7 21
Racers 3 14 14 0 31

UT Martin

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 7 3 0 14 24
Golden Eagles 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. "Head football coach Marcus Satterfield relieved of duties, national search to begin immediately". Tennessee Tech Athletics. November 19, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
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