1979 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

1979 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	1–8–2 (0–5–1 OVC)
Head coach	Don Wade (12th season)
Home stadium	Tucker Stadium
Seasons ←  1978 1980  →

1979 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Murray State $^	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
No. 3 Eastern Kentucky ^	5	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
Morehead State	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Western Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Austin Peay	2	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Middle Tennessee	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Tennessee Tech	0	–	5	–	1			1	–	8	–	2
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University (commonly referred to as Tennessee Tech) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Don Wade, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 1–8–2, with a mark of 0–5–1 in conference play, and finished last in the OVC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Western Carolina *	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 7–24	8,650	[1]
September 15	Cameron *	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 21–6		[2]
September 22	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 3–24		[3]
September 29	Nicholls State *	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 10–13	11,800	[4]
October 6	at Jacksonville State *	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	L 7–23	6,500	[5]
October 13	at Western Kentucky	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 7–49	13,200	[6]
October 20	Morehead State	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	T 3–3		[7]
October 27	Troy State *	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	T 17–17	2,200	[8]
November 3	at No. 5 Eastern Kentucky	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	L 0–35		[9]
November 10	Austin Peay	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 14–21		[10]
November 17	at Middle Tennessee	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 14–17		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Pusey back on track as Western whips Tennessee Tech". The Asheville Citizen-Times. September 9, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Aggies suffer 3rd straight loss, 21–6". The Daily Oklahoman. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Hudspeth uses jet-blast in MSU win". The Paducah Sun. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Curole keys Colonels". The Daily Advertiser. September 30, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Jax State–Tennessee Tech". The Tennessean. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Western finds itself thinking of Eastern during 49–7 romp". The Courier-Journal. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tech ties Morehead". The Park City Daily News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tennessee Tech earns 17–17 tie". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Eastern tops Tenn. Tech". The Courier-Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Austin Peay defeats Tech 21–14". The Daily News-Journal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "MTSU edges out TTU". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 18, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.