2018 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record1–10 (1–7 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTre Lamb (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDonnie Suber (1st season)
Home stadiumTucker Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University as a member of Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Dewayne Alexander, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 1–10 overall with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the OVC. Tennessee Tech played home games at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee.

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.[1] On July 23, the OVC released their coaches poll with the Golden Eagles also predicted to finish in last place.[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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
Coaches poll
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.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.at Chattanooga*
ESPN3L 10–349,020
September 66:00 p.m.No. 7 Kennesaw State*
ESPNUL 10–494,118
September 137:00 p.m.at Utah State*
MW NetL 12–7315,011
September 226:00 p.m.at No. 10 Jacksonville State
ESPN+L 20–4817,403
September 296:00 p.m.Eastern Illinois
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
ESPN+L 38–527,184
October 66:00 p.m.Southeast Missouri State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
ESPN+L 38–704,404
October 204:30 p.m.at Tennessee State
ESPN+L 14–4117,283
October 274:00 p.m.at Austin Peay
ESPN+L 10–417,236
November 31:30 p.m.Murray State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
ESPN+W 27–248,788
November 102:00 p.m.at UT Martin
ESPN+L 13–382,736
November 171:30 p.m.Eastern Kentucky
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
ESPN+L 6–374,559

[4]

Game summaries

At Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 7 3 0 10
Mocs 6 7 21 0 34

See also: 2018 Chattanooga Mocs football team

Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Owls 7 14 21 7 49
Golden Eagles 3 0 0 7 10

See also: 2018 Kennesaw State Owls football team

At Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 3 3 3 3 12
Aggies 17 28 7 21 73

See also: 2018 Utah State Aggies football team

At Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 3 3 7 7 20
No. 10 Gamecocks 10 14 7 17 48

See also: 2018 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 14 10 21 52
Golden Eagles 10 0 7 21 38

See also: 2018 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 21 28 14 7 70
Golden Eagles 3 14 7 14 38

See also: 2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

At Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 0 0 14 14
Tigers 17 10 14 0 41

See also: 2018 Tennessee State Tigers football team and Sgt. York Trophy

At Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 3 7 0 10
Governors 6 14 21 0 41

See also: 2018 Austin Peay Governors football team and Sgt. York Trophy

Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 7 0 10 7 24
Golden Eagles 14 3 7 3 27

See also: 2018 Murray State Racers football team

At UT Martin

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 13 0 0 13
Skyhawks 14 14 3 7 38

See also: 2018 UT Martin Skyhawks football team and Sgt. York Trophy

Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 0 13 7 17 37
Golden Eagles 0 3 3 0 6

See also: 2018 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

References

  1. ^ "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2018 OVC Football Preseason Favorites".
  2. ^ "Jacksonville State Picked as 2018 Ohio Valley Conference Football Favorites".
  3. ^ "SEMO's Terry, JSU's Bridges Named OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year".
  4. ^ "2018 Golden Eagle Football Schedule". Tennessee Tech Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
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