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
Conf Overall
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  
  • + – 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 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

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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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1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Bulldogs 7 17 14 677 58
Golden Eagles 12 0 10 2278 59

At Miami (OH)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 3 0 0 14 17
RedHawks 10 31 0 7 48

Virginia–Wise

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cavaliers 7 0 7 0 14
Golden Eagles 7 21 0 3 31

At Western Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 7 10 14 38
Leathernecks 0 3 7 14 24

At Eastern Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 21 13 6 40
Panthers 7 0 7 15 29

At Southeast Missouri State

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1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Golden Eagles 7 13 7 370 37
No. 23 Redhawks 6 14 3 776 43

UT Martin

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1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 10 17 21 7 55
Golden Eagles 0 0 0 14 14

Austin Peay

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1 2 3 4 Total
Governors 20 24 7 7 58
Golden Eagles 7 7 0 7 21

At Murray State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 3 7 7 0 17
Racers 7 0 0 0 7

Jacksonville State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 7 0 7 13 27
Golden Eagles 10 14 7 6 37

At Eastern Kentucky

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 0 3 0 10
Colonels 7 9 0 6 22

Tennessee State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 10 13 14 37
Golden Eagles 14 13 0 0 27

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.