2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
The 2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Dewayne Alexander and played their home games at Tucker Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 6–6, 3–5 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.
| 2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| 2019 record | 6–6 (3–5 OVC) |
| Head coach | Dewayne Alexander (2nd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Tre Lamb (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Donnie Suber (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Tucker Stadium (Capacity: 16,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Austin Peay +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Southeast Missouri State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Golden Eagles finished the 2018 season 1–10, 1–7 in OVC play to finish in last place.
Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll
The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Golden Eagles were picked to finish in ninth place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 135 (15) |
| 2 | Southeast Missouri State | 115 |
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky | 99 |
| 4 | Austin Peay | 84 |
| 5 | Tennessee State | 75 |
| 6 | UT Martin | 58 |
| 7 | Murray State | 55 |
| 8 | Eastern Illinois | 38 |
| 9 | Tennessee Tech | 16 |
Preseason All-OVC team
The Golden Eagles did not have any players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Samford* | ESPN+ | W 59–58 2OT | 7,806 | |||
| September 7 | 1:30 p.m. | at Miami (OH)* | ESPN+ | L 17–48 | 16,022 | |||
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Virginia–Wise* |
| ESPN+ | W 31–14 | 10,436 | ||
| September 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois* | ESPN3 | W 38–24 | 1,594 | |||
| September 28 | 4:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | ESPN3 | W 40–29 | 7,055 | |||
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Southeast Missouri State | ESPN+ | L 37–43 2OT | 4,373 | |||
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | UT Martin |
| ESPN+ | L 14–55 | 5,330 | ||
| October 26 | 1:30 p.m. | Austin Peay |
| ESPN+ | L 21–58 | 2,572 | ||
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Murray State | ESPN+ | W 17–7 | 5,302 | |||
| November 9 | 1:30 p.m. | Jacksonville State |
| ESPN+ | W 37–27 | 11,331 | ||
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky | ESPN+ | L 10–22 | 2,987 | |||
| November 23 | 1:30 p.m. | Tennessee State |
| ESPN+ | L 27–37 | 2,728 | ||
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Game summaries
Samford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 58 |
| Golden Eagles | 12 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 59 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 10–12 | 2007 | L, 52–59 |
at Miami (OH)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| RedHawks | 10 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 48 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 0–1 | 1953 | L, 6–44 |
Virginia–Wise
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavaliers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
at Western Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| Leathernecks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–1 | 2017 | L, 14–41 |
at Eastern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 40 |
| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6–18 | 2018 | L, 38–52 |
at Southeast Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 37 |
| No. 23 Redhawks | 6 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 43 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 14–12 | 2018 | L, 38–70 |
UT Martin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Skyhawks | 10 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 55 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 18–16 | 2018 | L, 13–38 |
Austin Peay
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Governors | 20 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 58 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 32–20 | 2018 | L, 10–41 |
at Murray State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Racers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 45–38–1 | 2018 | W, 27–24 |
Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamecocks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| Golden Eagles | 10 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 37 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5–16 | 2018 | L, 20–48 |
at Eastern Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Colonels | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 20–55 | 2018 | L, 6–37 |
Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 0 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 37 |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 12–19 | 2018 | L, 14–41 |
References
- "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- "JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- "2019 Tennessee Tech Football Schedule". Tennessee Tech. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- "2019 Tennessee Tech Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
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