1980 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

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1980 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (1–6 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Tucker Stadium
Seasons
←  1979
1981  →
1980 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Western Kentucky $ 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
No. T–10 Murray State 5 –2 –09 –2 –0
No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 –2 –010 –3 –0
Austin Peay 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
Akron 2 –4 –13 –7 –1
Morehead State 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Middle Tennessee 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Tennessee Tech 1 –6 –04 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Don Wade, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished last in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13 Western Carolina *
W 26–109,313 [1]
September 20at Northeast Missouri State *
W 28–20 [2]
September 27No. 1 Murray State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 3–1013,600 [3]
October 4at Tennessee–Martin *
W 30–287,750 [4]
October 11No. 7 (D-II) Jacksonville State *
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 3–78,000 [5]
October 18No. 4 Western Kentucky
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 17–2811,600 [6]
October 25at Morehead State
W 31–29 [7]
November 1at No. 7 (D-II) Troy State
L 3–528,100 [8]
November 8No. T–5 Eastern Kentucky
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 7–486,000 [9]
November 15at Austin Peay
L 10–13 [10]
November 22at Middle Tennessee
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 7–21 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Anderson boots Tech to victory". The Tennessean. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Tennessee Tech triumphs". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Defense leads No. 1 Murray to 10–3 win". The Courier-Journal. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tennessee Tech trips Pacers". The Jackson Sun. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Big-play defense sends Jax State past Tech, 7–3". The Anniston Star. October 12, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "TTU loses homecoming". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Morehead defeated". The Advocate-Messenger. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tennessee Tech walloped". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Eastern's defense, offense turn Tennessee Tech 48–7". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Govs battle back". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "MTSU tops Tennessee Tech". The Tennessean. November 23, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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