2023 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

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2023 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
Tennessee Tech Athletics pre-2005 logo.svg
Conference Big South–OVC football
Record4–7 (2–4 Big South–OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWesley Satterfield (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDonnie Suber (6th season)
Home stadium Tucker Stadium
Seasons
  2022
2024 
2023 Big South–OVC football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Gardner–Webb +^  5 1   7 5  
No. 21 UT Martin +  5 1   8 3  
Eastern Illinois  4 2   8 3  
Bryant  4 2   6 5  
Southeast Missouri State  3 3   4 7  
Tennessee Tech  2 4   4 7  
Robert Morris  2 4   4 7  
Charleston Southern  2 4   4 7  
Tennessee State  2 4   6 5  
Lindenwood *  1 5   3 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Lindenwood ineligible for Big South–OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team will represent Tennessee Technological University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Dewayne Alexander, the Golden Eagles play home games at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee. The 2023 season would be the last for coach Dewayne Alexander. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at No. 6 Furman * ESPN+ L 10–459,827
September 97:00 p.m.at New Mexico * Stadium L 10–5617,279
September 166:00 p.m. North Alabama *ESPN+L 7–207,676
September 236:00 p.m. Kennesaw State *
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
ESPN+W 17–79,923
October 71:00 p.m.at Lindenwood ESPN+L 0–233,622
October 1412:30 p.m.at South Carolina State *ESPN+W 28–75,969
October 211:30 p.m. Southeast Missouri State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
ESPN+L 3–286,577
October 2811:00 a.m.at Robert Morris *ESPN+W 38–131,727
November 41:30 p.m.No. 21 UT Martin Dagger-14-plain.png
ESPN+L 41–44 OT10,187
November 111:30 p.m. Gardner–Webb *
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
ESPN+L 0–355,740
November 182:00 p.m.at Tennessee State
ESPN+W 35–02,552
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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