1989 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

1989 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–5 (3–3 OVC)
Head coach	Jim Ragland (4th season)
Home stadium	Tucker Stadium
Seasons ←  1988 1990 →

1989 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–10 Middle Tennessee $^	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
No. 12 Eastern Kentucky ^	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Murray State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Tennessee State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Tennessee Tech	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Austin Peay	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Morehead State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Records adjusted for Morehead State forfeit of conference victories over Austin Peay and Tennessee Tech, and non-conference victories over Kentucky State and Samford Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 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 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Ragland, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the OVC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Lock Haven *	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 38–17		[1]
September 9	at Chattanooga *	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 28–10	9,769	[2]
September 16	at Samford *	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	L 23–27		[3]
September 30	No. 10 Murray State	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 21–20		[4]
October 14	No. 1 Eastern Kentucky	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 20–21	12,120	[5]
October 21	at Western Kentucky *	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 14–61	18,000	[6]
October 28	Tennessee State	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 19–21	7,654	[7]
November 4	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 8–14 (forfeit win)		[8] [9]
November 11	at Austin Peay	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 17–15		[10]
November 18	No. 12 Middle Tennessee	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 3–24	6,555	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "LHU falls to Tenn. Tech". Centre Daily Times. September 3, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tech's record seven field goals boot UT–C". The Tennessean. September 10, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tech fumbles way to first loss". The Tennessean. September 17, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Racers can't hold 13-point lead". The Paducah Sun. October 1, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tennessee Tech drops chance to upset EKU". The Courier-Journal. October 15, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Hilltoppers steamroll Tech, roll up 500 yards offense". The Paducah Sun. October 22, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Robinson's grab ices TSU win over Tech". The Tennessean. October 29, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Swartz, Morehead beat Tech 14–8". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 5, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Morehead to forfeit two OVC football wins". The Courier-Journal. May 12, 1990. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tennessee Tech 17, Austin Peay 15". Johnson City Press. November 12, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Only one No. 1; Blue Raiders complete OVC shutout with 24–3 thumping of rival Eagles". The Daily News-Journal. November 19, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.