Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football

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.

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
2020 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
First season1922
Head coachDewayne Alexander
3rd season, 7–16 (.304)
StadiumTucker Stadium
(Capacity: 16,500)
LocationCookeville, Tennessee
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
All-time record477–552–22 (.464)
Bowl record0–3 (.000)
Conference titles10
ColorsPurple and Gold[1]
         
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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. [2]

Season Coach Conference Overall record Conference record
1952†Preston Vaughn OverallOhio Valley Conference9–24–1
1953Preston Vaughn OverallOhio Valley Conference7–45–0
1955Wilburn TuckerOhio Valley Conference7–35–0
1958†Wilburn TuckerOhio Valley Conference7–35–1
1959†Wilburn TuckerOhio Valley Conference6–2–25–0–1
1960Wilburn TuckerOhio Valley Conference8–36–0
1961Wilburn TuckerOhio Valley Conference7–36–0
1972Don WadeOhio Valley Conference10–27–0
1975†Don WadeOhio Valley Conference8–36–1
2011†Watson BrownOhio Valley Conference7–46–2

† 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
2011First RoundCentral ArkansasL 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
1952Preston Vaughn OverallTangerine BowlEast Texas StateL 0–33
1960Wilburn TuckerTangerine BowlThe CitadelL 0–27
1972Don WadeGrantland Rice BowlLouisiana TechL 0–35

Head coaches

Notable former players
Main article: List of Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles in the NFL Draft

Year-by-year results
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  • 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

References
  1. "Logos & Colors | Marketing Toolkit | Tennessee Technological University". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  2. "Season by season Results". Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Football Media Guide. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Athletics. pp. 164–173. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
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