1985 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

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1985 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record1–10 (1–6 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Tucker Stadium
Seasons
←  1984
1986 →
1985 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Middle Tennessee $^ 7 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 10 Akron ^ 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
No. 17 Murray State 5 –2 –07 –3 –1
No. 19 Eastern Kentucky 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
Youngstown State 4 –3 –05 –6 –0
Austin Peay 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Tennessee Tech 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
Morehead State 0 –7 –01 –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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at UNLV *
L 7–3522,123 [1]
September 14 Western Carolina *
L 3–30 [2]
September 28at No. T–8 Murray State
L 21–29 [3]
October 5at Georgia Southern *
L 0–349,152 [4]
October 12 Youngstown State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 16–238,239 [5]
October 19at Tennessee State *
L 13–268,000 [6]
October 26 Morehead State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
W 59–69,423 [7]
November 2No. 13 Akron
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 9–27 [8]
November 9at Eastern Kentucky
L 17–35 [9]
November 16 Austin Peay
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 20–24 [10]
November 23at No. 1 Middle Tennessee
L 12–45 [11]

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The 1985 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Baldridge, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the OVC.

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.
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