Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football

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Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2025 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
Tenn tech wordmark 2006.png
First season1922;103 years ago (1922)
Head coach Bobby Wilder
1st season, 7–5 (.583)
Stadium Tucker Stadium
(capacity: 16,500)
Location Cookeville, Tennessee
NCAA division Division I FCS
Conference OVC–Big South
All-time record436–542–31 (.447)
Bowl record0–3 (.000)
Conference titles10
ColorsPurple and gold [1]
   
MascotAwesome Eagle
Marching bandGolden Eagle Marching Band
Website ttusports.com

The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Tennessee Technological University located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1922. The team plays its home games at the 16,500 seat Tucker Stadium and is coached by Bobby Wilder.

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Conference championships

Tennessee Tech has won ten conference championships, five shared and five outright. Their ten Ohio Valley titles are the most in the conference of any current member, behind only former conference members Eastern Kentucky and Middle Tennessee State. [2]

SeasonCoachConferenceOverall recordConference record
1952† Preston Vaughn Overall Ohio Valley Conference 9–24–1
19537–45–0
1955 Wilburn Tucker 7–35–0
1958†7–35–1
1959†6–2–25–0–1
19608–36–0
19617–36–0
1972 Don Wade 10–27–0
1975†8–36–1
2011† Watson Brown 7–46–2
2024† Bobby Wilder 7–56–2

† Co-championship

FCS Playoffs results

The Golden Eagles have appeared in the FCS playoffs one time with an overall record of 0–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2011 First RoundCentral ArkansasL 14–34

Bowl games

The Golden Eagles have appeared in three bowl games with an overall record of 0–3.

SeasonCoachBowlOpponentResult
1952 Preston Vaughn Overall Tangerine Bowl East Texas StateL 0–33
1960Wilburn Tucker Tangerine Bowl The CitadelL 0–27
1972Don Wade Grantland Rice Bowl Louisiana TechL 0–35

Head coaches

SeasonsCoachRecord
1922 Loyal Duyck 2–1–4
1923–1946, 1952–1953 Preston Vaughn Overall 97–96–18
1947–1949 Hooper Eblen 12–19
1950–1951 Star Wood 9–12–1
1954–1967 Wilburn Tucker 70–65–5
1968–1982 Don Wade 81–78–3
1983–1985 Gary Darnell 3–29
1986–1995 Jim Ragland 42–66
1996–2006 Mike Hennigan 52–57
2007–2015 Watson Brown 42–60
2016–2017 Marcus Satterfield 6–16
2018–2023 Dewayne Alexander 20–43
2024–present Bobby Wilder 7-5

Notable former players

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of March 28, 2025. [3]

20252026202720282029
vs Cumberland at Chattanooga vs Chattanooga vs Samford at Samford
vs Chattanooga vs Samford at Samford at Chattanooga
vs Davidson at Mississippi State
at Kentucky

References

  1. ↑ "Communications and Marketing - University Color Palette" . Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Champions - Ohio Valley Conference". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
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