1988 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

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1988 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record1–10 (1–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Tucker Stadium
Seasons
←  1987
1989  →
1988 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky $^ 6 –0 –011 –3 –0
No. 17 Middle Tennessee 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Murray State 4 –2 –04 –6 –0
Tennessee State 2 –4 –03 –7 –1
Austin Peay 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Morehead State 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Tennessee Tech 1 –5 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 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 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Ragland, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at East Carolina *
L 13–5229,702 [1]
September 10at Liberty *
L 20–247,240 [2] [3]
September 17 Samford *
L 9–19 [4]
September 24 Chattanooga *
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 0–412,989
October 1at Murray State
W 16–13 [5]
October 15at No. T–16 Eastern Kentucky
L 7–14 [6]
October 22No. 5 Western Kentucky *
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 17–209,242 [7]
October 29at Tennessee State
L 23–275,346 [8]
November 5 Morehead State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 3–20 [9]
November 12 Austin Peay
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 6–10500 [10]
November 19at Middle Tennessee
L 0–51 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "East Carolina tumbles Tech in 52–13 rout". The Tennessean. September 4, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Liberty 24, Tennessee Tech 20". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 11, 1988. p. 30. Retrieved January 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Liberty rally sends Tech to second defeat". The Tennessean. September 11, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Bulldogs win first over I-AA opponent". Birmingham Post-Herald. September 19, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Murray loses". The Advocate-Messenger. October 2, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Harris leads Eastern over Golden Eagles". The Daily News-Journal. October 16, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Toppers pull out victory". The Park City Daily News. October 23, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Rally lifts TSU over hard-luck Tennessee Tech". The Tennessean. October 30, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Morehead State 20, Tennessee Tech 3". Messenger-Inquirer. November 6, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "APSU beats Tech for second straight win". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 13, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "No mercy: MTSU dominates Tech 51–0". The Tennessean. November 20, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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