1985 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

1985 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	1–10 (1–6 OVC)
Head coach	Gary Darnell (3rd season)
Home stadium	Tucker Stadium
Seasons ←  1984 1986  →

1985 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Middle Tennessee $^	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Akron ^	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Murray State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
No. 19 Eastern Kentucky	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Youngstown State	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Austin Peay	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Tennessee Tech	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Morehead State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Gary Darnell, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the OVC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at UNLV *	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 7–35	22,123	[1]
September 14	Western Carolina *	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 3–30		[2]
September 28	at No. T–8 Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 21–29		[3]
October 5	at Georgia Southern *	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 0–34	9,152	[4]
October 12	Youngstown State	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 16–23	8,239	[5]
October 19	at Tennessee State *	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 13–26	8,000	[6]
October 26	Morehead State	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 59–6	9,423	[7]
November 2	No. 13 Akron	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 9–27		[8]
November 9	at Eastern Kentucky	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	L 17–35		[9]
November 16	Austin Peay	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 20–24		[10]
November 23	at No. 1 Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 12–45		[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "UNLV rolls to 35–7 victory". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 8, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "WCU triumphs". The Salisbury Post. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Racers' alter ego gives Tech a second chance". The Paducah Sun. September 29, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southern routs Tech". The Daily News-Journal. October 6, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tech almost wins one, but drops 16th straight". The Tennessean. October 13, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "TSU runs away with victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tech victory spells relief". The Tennessean. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Akron gets 27–9 victory over TTU". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 3, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Harris leads Eastern". The Park City Daily News. November 10, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Lewis lifts Governors". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "MTSU now 11–0". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 24, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.