1981 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

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1981 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Tucker Stadium
Seasons
←  1980
1982 →
1981 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Eastern Kentucky $^ 8 –0 –012 –2 –0
No. 9 Murray State 5 –3 –08 –3 –0
Youngstown State 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
Tennessee Tech 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Middle Tennessee 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Western Kentucky 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Akron 4 –4 –05 –5 –0
Austin Peay 3 –5 –05 –5 –0
Morehead State 0 –8 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Don Wade, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished last in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at East Tennessee State
L 22–317,212 [1]
September 12 Northeast Missouri State *
W 16–7 [2]
September 26at No. 2 Murray State
L 10–15 [3]
October 3 Tennessee–Martin *
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 21–24 [4]
October 10 Akron
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 7–108,345 [5]
October 17at Western Kentucky
W 14–311,500 [6]
October 24 Morehead State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
W 35–1712,110 [7]
October 31 Troy State *
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
W 37–284,360 [8]
November 7at No. 1 Eastern Kentucky
L 10–63 [9]
November 14 Austin Peay
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
W 29–24 [10]
November 21at Middle Tennessee
W 28–97,000 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "E. Tenn. St. 31, Tennessee Tech 22". The News and Observer. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Mullican kicks Bulldogs". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Murray rallies, nips Tech 15–10". The Tennessean. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Pacers edge Tennessee Tech". The Jackson Sun. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Strong second half helps Akron defeat Tenn. Tech". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tennessee Tech upsets Western". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "74-yard punt return triggers 35–17 rout of troubled Morehead". The Courier-Journal. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tennessee Tech triumphs". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "No. 1-ranked Eastern marches past Tech". The Tennessean. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Bazel leads fourth quarter rally to beat Peay 29–24". The Daily News-Journal. November 15, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Golden Eagles sting Raiders 28–9". The Daily News-Journal. November 22, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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