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1987 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTucker Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky +^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Youngstown State +^ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Middle Tennessee 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Murray State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee Tech 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Morehead State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Austin Peay 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Ragland, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the OVC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Liberty*
W 43–239,356[1]
September 19at Abilene Christian*
L 31–40[2]
September 26at Austin Peay
W 14–9[3]
October 3Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
W 49–6[4]
October 10Youngstown State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 15–18[5]
October 17at Morehead State
W 52–147,000[6]
October 24Murray State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 21–24[7]
October 31at Cincinnati*
L 17–38[8]
November 7No. 11 Eastern Kentucky
L 8–44[9]
November 14at Chattanooga*
W 20–137,573[10]
November 21Middle Tennessee
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 13–178,570[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Tech snaps losing streak; races past Liberty 43–23". The Tennessean. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wildcats win first game". Abilene Reporter-News. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tenn. Tech notches win over Peay". The Tennessean. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tennessee Tech 49, Ark.–Pine Bluff 6". The Daily News-Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Y'stown St. 18, Tenn. Tech 15". Kingsport Times-News. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Morehead loses, but Eagles have a reason to smile". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Racers upend Eagles". The Daily News-Journal. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dazzling McCoin devastates Tech". The Tennessean. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Harris, Crawford lead Colonels over Eagles". The Daily News-Journal. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Weeks' field goals lift Tech past UTC". The Tennessean. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Middle Tennessee wins its finale". The Jackson Sun. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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