2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

The 2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University as a member of Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Dewayne Alexander, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 6–6 overall with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the OVC. Tennessee Tech played home games at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee.

2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	6–6 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach	Dewayne Alexander (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Tre Lamb (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Donnie Suber (2nd season)
Home stadium	Tucker Stadium
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Austin Peay +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 17 Southeast Missouri State +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
UT Martin		6	–	2					7	–	5
Eastern Kentucky		5	–	3					7	–	5
Tennessee Tech		3	–	5					6	–	6
Jacksonville State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Murray State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Tennessee State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Eastern Illinois		1	–	7					1	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Golden Eagles were picked to finish in ninth place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Jacksonville State	135 (15)
2	Southeast Missouri State	115
3	Eastern Kentucky	99
4	Austin Peay	84
5	Tennessee State	75
6	UT Martin	58
7	Murray State	55
8	Eastern Illinois	38
9	Tennessee Tech	16

Preseason All-OVC team

The Golden Eagles did not have any players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Samford*	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+	W 59–58 2OT	7,806
September 7	1:30 p.m.	at Miami (OH)*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+	L 17–48	16,022
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Virginia–Wise*	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+	W 31–14	10,436
September 21	3:00 p.m.	at Western Illinois*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN3	W 38–24	1,594
September 28	4:00 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	ESPN3	W 40–29	7,055
October 5	6:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Southeast Missouri State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	L 37–43 2OT	4,373
October 12	6:00 p.m.	UT Martin	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	L 14–55	5,330
October 26	1:30 p.m.	Austin Peay	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	L 21–58	2,572
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+	W 17–7	5,302
November 9	1:30 p.m.	Jacksonville State	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+	W 37–27	11,331
November 16	12:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	L 10–22	2,987
November 23	1:30 p.m.	Tennessee State	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	L 27–37	2,728
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Samford

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Bulldogs	7	17	14	6	7	7	58
Golden Eagles	12	0	10	22	7	8	59

See also: 2019 Samford Bulldogs football team

At Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	3	0	0	14	17
RedHawks	10	31	0	7	48

See also: 2019 Miami RedHawks football team

Virginia–Wise

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	7	0	7	0	14
Golden Eagles	7	21	0	3	31

See also: Virginia–Wise Cavaliers football

At Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	7	7	10	14	38
Leathernecks	0	3	7	14	24

See also: 2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

At Eastern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	21	13	6	40
Panthers	7	0	7	15	29

See also: 2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

At Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Golden Eagles	7	13	7	3	7	0	37
No. 23 Redhawks	6	14	3	7	7	6	43

See also: 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

UT Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	10	17	21	7	55
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	14	14

See also: 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

Austin Peay

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	20	24	7	7	58
Golden Eagles	7	7	0	7	21

See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team

At Murray State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	3	7	7	0	17
Racers	7	0	0	0	7

See also: 2019 Murray State Racers football team

Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	7	0	7	13	27
Golden Eagles	10	14	7	6	37

See also: 2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

At Eastern Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	7	0	3	0	10
Colonels	7	9	0	6	22

See also: 2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	10	13	14	37
Golden Eagles	14	13	0	0	27

See also: 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team