2018 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
The 2018 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Dewayne Alexander and played their home games at Tucker Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in OVC play to finish in last place.
| 2018 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| 2018 record | 1–10 (1–7 OVC) |
| Head coach | Dewayne Alexander (1st season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Tre Lamb (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Donnie Suber (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Tucker Stadium (Capacity: 16,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Jacksonville State $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Southeast Missouri State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Golden Eagles finished the 2017 season 1–10, 1–7 in OVC play to finish in last place.
On November 19, 2017, head coach Marcus Satterfield was fired.[1] He finished at Tennessee Tech with a two-year record of 6–16.
Preseason
OVC media poll
On July 20, 2018, the media covering the OVC released their preseason poll with the Golden Eagles predicted to finish in last place.[2] On July 23, the OVC released their coaches poll with the Golden Eagles also predicted to finish in last place.[3]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Jacksonville State | 134 (14) |
| 2 | Austin Peay | 114 (1) |
| 3 | UT Martin | 96 |
| 4 | Tennessee State | 91 |
| 5 | Eastern Illinois | 83 |
| 6 | Eastern Kentucky | 64 |
| 7 | Murray State | 39 |
| 8 | Southeast Missouri State | 35 |
| 9 | Tennessee Tech | 19 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 126 (14) |
| 2 | Austin Peay | 112 (4) |
| 3 | UT Martin | 95 |
| 4 | Eastern Illinois | 73 |
| 5 | Eastern Kentucky | 69 |
| 6 | Tennessee State | 64 |
| 7 | Southeast Missouri State | 62 |
| 8 | Murray State | 24 |
| 9 | Tennessee Tech | 23 |
Preseason All-OVC team
The Golden Eagles had two players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[4]
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Chattanooga* | ESPN3 | L 10–34 | 9,020 | |
| September 6 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 7 Kennesaw State* | ESPNU | L 10–49 | 4,118 | |
| September 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at Utah State* | MW Net | L 12–73 | 15,011 | |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Jacksonville State | ESPN+ | L 20–48 | 17,403 | |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois |
| ESPN+ | L 38–52 | 7,184 |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State |
| ESPN+ | L 38–70 | 4,404 |
| October 20 | 4:30 p.m. | at Tennessee State | ESPN+ | L 14–41 | 17,283 | |
| October 27 | 4:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay |
| ESPN+ | L 10–41 | 7,236 |
| November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Murray State |
| ESPN+ | W 27–24 | 8,788 |
| November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | at UT Martin |
| ESPN+ | L 13–38 | 2,736 |
| November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky |
| ESPN+ | L 6–37 | 4,559 |
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Game summaries
at Chattanooga
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Mocs | 6 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 34 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 10–29 | 2014 | CHAT, 38–17 |
Kennesaw State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 7 Owls | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–1 | 2017 | KSU, 27–14 |
at Utah State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Aggies | 17 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 73 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
at Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| No. 10 Gamecocks | 10 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 48 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 10–29 | 2017 | JSU, 34–7 |
Eastern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 7 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 52 |
| Golden Eagles | 10 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6–7 | 2017 | EIU, 24–23 |
Southeast Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redhawks | 21 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 70 |
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 14–11 | 2017 | SEMO, 31–3 |
at Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Tigers | 17 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 12–18 | 2017 | TTU, 30–26 |
at Austin Peay
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Governors | 6 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 41 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 32–19 | 2017 | ASPU, 35–28 |
Murray State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racers | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 44–38–1 | 2017 | MUR, 31–21 |
at UT Martin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Skyhawks | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 18–15 | 2017 | UTM, 24–0 |
Eastern Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonels | 0 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 37 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 20–54 | 2017 | EKU, 24–21 |
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References
- "Head football coach Marcus Satterfield relieved of duties, national search to begin immediately". Tennessee Tech Athletics. November 19, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- http://www.ovcsports.com/news/2018/7/10/media-pollsters-tab-jacksonville-state-as-2018-ovc-football-preseason-favorites.aspx
- http://www.ovcsports.com/news/2018/7/10/jacksonville-state-picked-as-2018-ohio-valley-conference-football-favorites.aspx?path=football
- http://www.ovcsports.com/news/2018/7/10/semos-terry-jsus-bridges-named-ovc-preseason-football-players-of-the-year.aspx?path=football
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