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2020 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record2–5 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Malone (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDonnie Suber (3rd season)
Home stadiumTucker Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Jacksonville State $^   6 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 19 Murray State   5 – 2     5 – 2  
No. 21 Austin Peay   4 – 2     4 – 5  
Southeast Missouri State   4 – 3     4 – 4  
UT Martin   3 – 4     3 – 4  
Tennessee Tech   2 – 5     2 – 5  
Tennessee State   2 – 5     2 – 5  
Eastern Illinois   1 – 5     1 – 5  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Eastern Kentucky played only in the fall and opted out of the spring season.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University as a member of Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Dewayne Alexander, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 2–5 overall with an identical mark in conference play, tying for sixth place in the OVC. Tennessee Tech played home games at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee.

Schedule

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Tennessee Tech had games scheduled against Minnesota (September 12) and North Carolina Central (September 19), which were canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[1][2]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
February 21 1:30 p.m. No. 13 Austin Peay
ESPN+ W 27–21 1,825
February 28 3:00 p.m. at No. 16 Jacksonville State No. 23
ESPN+ L 10–27 9,355
March 14 1:00 p.m. Murray State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
 ESPN+ L 31–36 1,511
March 21 1:00 p.m. at Eastern Illinois
ESPN+ L 20–28 1,282
March 28 2:00 p.m. at Southeast Missouri State
ESPN+ L 21–24 1,879
April 3 1:00 p.m. Tennessee State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)
 ESPN+ W 24–10 1,747
April 11 3:00 p.m. at UT Martin
ESPN+ L 7–40 1,500

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References

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  1. ^ Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period". ESPN.com. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 Tennessee Tech Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Golden Eagle Football Schedule". Tennessee Tech Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
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