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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
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
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
Tennessee Tech 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

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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

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  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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