1989 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

1989 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTucker Stadium
1989 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–10 Middle Tennessee $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 12 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Murray State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Tennessee State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Austin Peay 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Morehead State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Records adjusted for Morehead State forfeit of conference victories over Austin Peay and Tennessee Tech, and non-conference victories over Kentucky State and Samford
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 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 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Ragland, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Lock Haven*
W 38–17[1]
September 9at Chattanooga*
W 28–109,769[2]
September 16at Samford*
L 23–27[3]
September 30No. 10 Murray State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
W 21–20[4]
October 14No. 1 Eastern Kentucky
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 20–2112,120[5]
October 21at Western Kentucky*
L 14–6118,000[6]
October 28Tennessee State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 19–217,654[7]
November 4at Morehead State
W 8–14 (forfeit win)[8][9]
November 11at Austin Peay
W 17–15[10]
November 18No. 12 Middle Tennessee
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 3–246,555[11]

References

  1. ^ "LHU falls to Tenn. Tech". Centre Daily Times. September 3, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tech's record seven field goals boot UT–C". The Tennessean. September 10, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tech fumbles way to first loss". The Tennessean. September 17, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Racers can't hold 13-point lead". The Paducah Sun. October 1, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tennessee Tech drops chance to upset EKU". The Courier-Journal. October 15, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hilltoppers steamroll Tech, roll up 500 yards offense". The Paducah Sun. October 22, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Robinson's grab ices TSU win over Tech". The Tennessean. October 29, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Swartz, Morehead beat Tech 14–8". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 5, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Morehead to forfeit two OVC football wins". The Courier-Journal. May 12, 1990. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tennessee Tech 17, Austin Peay 15". Johnson City Press. November 12, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Only one No. 1; Blue Raiders complete OVC shutout with 24–3 thumping of rival Eagles". The Daily News-Journal. November 19, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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