2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

The 2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University as a member of Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Dewayne Alexander, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 6–6 overall with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the OVC. Tennessee Tech played home games at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee.

2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–6 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTre Lamb (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDonnie Suber (2nd season)
Home stadiumTucker Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Austin Peay +^ 71  93 
No. 17 Southeast Missouri State +^ 71  93 
UT Martin 62  75 
Eastern Kentucky 53  75 
Tennessee Tech 35  66 
Jacksonville State 35  66 
Murray State 26  48 
Tennessee State 26  39 
Eastern Illinois 17  111 
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

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Preseason coaches' poll

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The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Golden Eagles were picked to finish in ninth place.[1]

Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Jacksonville State135 (15)
2Southeast Missouri State115
3Eastern Kentucky99
4Austin Peay84
5Tennessee State75
6UT Martin58
7Murray State55
8Eastern Illinois38
9Tennessee Tech16

Preseason All-OVC team

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The Golden Eagles did not have any players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
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*
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
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
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)
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
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
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
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)
ESPN+ L 27–37 2,728
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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Samford

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1234OT2OTTotal
Bulldogs7171467758
Golden Eagles12010227859

At Miami (OH)

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1234Total
Golden Eagles3001417
RedHawks10310748

Virginia–Wise

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1234Total
Cavaliers707014
Golden Eagles7210331

At Western Illinois

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1234Total
Golden Eagles77101438
Leathernecks0371424

At Eastern Illinois

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1234Total
Golden Eagles02113640
Panthers7071529

At Southeast Missouri State

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1234OT2OTTotal
Golden Eagles713737037
No. 23 Redhawks614377643

UT Martin

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1234Total
Skyhawks101721755
Golden Eagles0001414

Austin Peay

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1234Total
Governors20247758
Golden Eagles770721

At Murray State

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1234Total
Golden Eagles377017
Racers70007

Jacksonville State

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1234Total
Gamecocks7071327
Golden Eagles10147637

At Eastern Kentucky

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1234Total
Golden Eagles703010
Colonels790622

Tennessee State

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1234Total
Tigers010131437
Golden Eagles14130027

References

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  1. ^ "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Tennessee Tech Football Schedule". Tennessee Tech Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Tennessee Tech Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 9, 2019.