The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Tennessee Tech University, located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and plays in the Southern Conference. They previously played in the OVC–Big South Football Association, a joint venture between Tech's former primary home of the Ohio Valley Conference and the Big South Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1922. The team plays its home games at the 16,500 seat Tucker Stadium and is coached by Bobby Wilder.

Conference championships Tennessee Tech has won twelve conference championships, six shared and six outright. Their twelve Ohio Valley titles are the most in the conference of any current member, behind only former conference member Eastern Kentucky.

1952† Preston Vaughn Overall Ohio Valley Conference 9–2 4–1 1953 7–4 5–0 1955 Wilburn Tucker 7–3 5–0 1958† 7–3 5–1 1959† 6–2–2 5–0–1 1960 8–3 6–0 1961 7–3 6–0 1972 Don Wade 10–2 7–0 1975† 8–3 6–1 2011† Watson Brown 7–4 6–2 2024† Bobby Wilder OVC–Big South Football Association 7–5 6–2 2025 11–2 8–0 † Co-championship

Postseason Bowl games The Golden Eagles have appeared in three bowl games, with an overall record of 0–3.

1952 Preston Vaughn Overall Tangerine Bowl East Texas State L 0–33 1960 Wilburn Tucker Tangerine Bowl The Citadel L 0–27 1972 Don Wade Grantland Rice Bowl Louisiana Tech L 0–35

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS playoffs The Golden Eagles have made two appearances in the Division I-AA/FCS playoffs, with an overall record of 0–2.

2011 First Round Central Arkansas L 14–34 2025 First Round North Dakota L 6–31

Head coaches 1922Loyal Duyck 2–1–4 1923–1946, 1952–1953 Preston Vaughn Overall 97–96–18 1947–1949 Hooper Eblen 12–19 1950–1951Star Wood9–12–1 1954–1967Wilburn Tucker70–65–5 1968–1982Don Wade81–78–3 1983–1985Gary Darnell3–29 1986–1995Jim Ragland42–66 1996–2006Mike Hennigan52–57 2007–2015Watson Brown42–60 2016–2017Marcus Satterfield6–16 2018–2023Dewayne Alexander20–43 2024–presentBobby Wilder18–7

Notable former players

Barry Wilmore Larry Schreiber Elois Grooms Mike Hennigan Lonnie Warwick Jim Youngblood Da'Rick Rogers Howard Stidham Frank Omiyale Wade Plemons Tom Squires

Future non-conference opponents Announced schedules as of February 28, 2026.

Monmouth Morehead State Morehead State Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois Montana State at Mississippi State at Montana State at Eastern Kentucky

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