Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football | |||
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First season | 1922 | ||
Head coach | Bobby Wilder 1st season, 0–0 (–) | ||
Stadium | Tucker Stadium (capacity: 16,500) | ||
Location | Cookeville, Tennessee | ||
NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | ||
All-time record | 436–542–31 (.447) | ||
Bowl record | 0–3 (.000) | ||
Conference titles | 10 | ||
Colors | Purple and gold [1] | ||
Website | ttusports.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.
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 |
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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 |
† Co-championship
The Golden Eagles have appeared in the FCS playoffs one time with an overall record of 0–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2011 | First Round | Central Arkansas | L 14–34 |
The Golden Eagles have appeared in three bowl games with an overall record of 0–3.
Season | Coach | Bowl | Opponent | Result |
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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 |
Seasons | Coach | Record |
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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 | 0–0 |
Announced schedules as of November 11, 2023. [3]
2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
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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 |
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