1979 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

1979 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record1–8–2 (0–5–1 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTucker Stadium
1979 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Murray State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 3 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
Morehead State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Western Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Austin Peay 2 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Middle Tennessee 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
0 – 5 – 1 1 – 8 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University (commonly referred to as Tennessee Tech) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Don Wade, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 1–8–2, with a mark of 0–5–1 in conference play, and finished last in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Western Carolina*
L 7–248,650[1]
September 15Cameron*
W 21–6[2]
September 22at Murray State
L 3–24[3]
September 29Nicholls State*
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 10–1311,800[4]
October 6at Jacksonville State*
L 7–236,500[5]
October 13at Western Kentucky
L 7–4913,200[6]
October 20Morehead State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
T 3–3[7]
October 27Troy State*
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
T 17–172,200[8]
November 3at No. 5 Eastern Kentucky
L 0–35[9]
November 10Austin Peay
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 14–21[10]
November 17at Middle Tennessee
L 14–17[11]

References

  1. ^ "Pusey back on track as Western whips Tennessee Tech". The Asheville Citizen-Times. September 9, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Aggies suffer 3rd straight loss, 21–6". The Daily Oklahoman. September 16, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hudspeth uses jet-blast in MSU win". The Paducah Sun. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Curole keys Colonels". The Daily Advertiser. September 30, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jax State–Tennessee Tech". The Tennessean. October 7, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Western finds itself thinking of Eastern during 49–7 romp". The Courier-Journal. October 14, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tech ties Morehead". The Park City Daily News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee Tech earns 17–17 tie". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 28, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Eastern tops Tenn. Tech". The Courier-Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Austin Peay defeats Tech 21–14". The Daily News-Journal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "MTSU edges out TTU". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 18, 1979. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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