1983 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

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1983 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record2–8 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Tucker Stadium
Seasons
←  1982
1984  →
1983 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^ 6 –1 –07 –2 –1
No. 16 Middle Tennessee 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Akron 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
Murray State 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Austin Peay 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
Youngstown State 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Tennessee Tech 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Morehead State 1 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Gary Darnell, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at East Tennessee State *
L 7–148,253 [1]
September 17 Youngstown State
L 22–34 [2]
September 24at Murray State
L 6–208,556 [3]
October 8 Western Carolina *
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 10–4211,308 [4]
October 15at Western Kentucky *
L 0–179,000 [5]
October 22 Morehead State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
W 14–35,384 [6]
October 29 Akron
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 12–434,119 [7]
November 5at No. T–5 Eastern Kentucky
L 7–24 [8]
November 12 Austin Peay
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 7–212,500 [9]
November 19at No. T–7 Middle Tennessee
W 12–810,500 [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Sasser wins first at East Tennessee". The Greenville News. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Youngstown outraces Tennessee Tech 34–22". The Tennessean. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Murray State 20, Tennessee Tech 6". The Charlotte Observer. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Western swamps Tennessee Tech". The Salisbury Post. October 9, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "WKU wrecks Tech 17–0". The Tennessean. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Morehead falls, 14–3". The Courier-Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Zips whip Tennessee Tech 43–12; Black surpasses 1,000-yard mark". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Eastern rolls, 24–7". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "New hero sparks Govs to triumph". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tech stuns MTSU, 12–8". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 20, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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