1984 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

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1984 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record0–11 (0–7 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Tucker Stadium
Seasons
←  1983
1985 →
1984 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^ 6 –1 –08 –4 –0
No. 7 Middle Tennessee ^ 5 –2 –011 –3 –0
No. 13 Murray State 5 –2 –09 –2 –0
Youngstown State 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
Austin Peay 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Akron 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Morehead State 1 –6 –02 –9 –0
Tennessee Tech 0 –7 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Gary Darnell, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 0–11, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 East Tennessee State *
L 3–10 [1]
September 15at Kansas State *
L 12–2832,200 [2]
September 22No. 6 Murray State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 0–377,484 [3]
September 29at Western Carolina *
L 6–3410,444 [4]
October 6at Youngstown State
L 0–51 [5]
October 13No. 7 Tennessee State *
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 3–3314,623 [6]
October 20at Morehead State
L 14–43 [7]
October 27at Akron
L 9–175,232 [8]
November 3No. 16 Eastern Kentucky
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 14–21 [9]
November 10at Austin Peay
L 7–274,500 [10]
November 17No. 9 Middle Tennessee
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 10–28 [11]

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References

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  2. ↑ "K-State whips Tennessee Tech 28–12". The Wichita Eagle-Beacon. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Cannon's rushing helps propel Murray". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Cats are back". The Asheville Citizen-Times. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Youngstown buries Tennessee Tech 51–0". The Daily News-Journal. October 7, 1982. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Patience pays as Big Blue whips Tech". The Tennessean. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Morehead whips Tennessee Tech". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Zips manage 17–9 triumph". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Eastern rallies to defeat Tech Eagles". The Daily News-Journal. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Austin Peay tops Tennessee Tech". The Tennessean. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "MTSU, Murray hope for playoff spots". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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