1987 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

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1987 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Tucker Stadium
Seasons
←  1986
1988 →
1987 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky +^ 5 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 15 Youngstown State +^ 5 –1 –08 –4 –0
Middle Tennessee 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
Murray State 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
Tennessee Tech 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Morehead State 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
Austin Peay 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Ragland, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12 Liberty *
W 43–239,356 [1]
September 19at Abilene Christian *
L 31–40 [2]
September 26at Austin Peay
W 14–9 [3]
October 3 Arkansas–Pine Bluff *
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
W 49–6 [4]
October 10 Youngstown State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 15–18 [5]
October 17at Morehead State
W 52–147,000 [6]
October 24 Murray State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 21–24 [7]
October 31at Cincinnati *
L 17–38 [8]
November 7No. 11 Eastern Kentucky
L 8–44 [9]
November 14at Chattanooga *
W 20–137,573 [10]
November 21 Middle Tennessee
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 13–178,570 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tech snaps losing streak; races past Liberty 43–23". The Tennessean. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Wildcats win first game". Abilene Reporter-News. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tenn. Tech notches win over Peay". The Tennessean. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tennessee Tech 49, Ark.–Pine Bluff 6". The Daily News-Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Y'stown St. 18, Tenn. Tech 15". Kingsport Times-News. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Morehead loses, but Eagles have a reason to smile". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Racers upend Eagles". The Daily News-Journal. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Dazzling McCoin devastates Tech". The Tennessean. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Harris, Crawford lead Colonels over Eagles". The Daily News-Journal. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Weeks' field goals lift Tech past UTC". The Tennessean. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Middle Tennessee wins its finale". The Jackson Sun. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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