2021 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

American college football season

2021 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football

Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	3–8 (1–5 OVC)
Head coach	Dewayne Alexander (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Malone (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Donnie Suber (4th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Tucker Stadium
Seasons← 2020 2022 →

2021 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 13 UT Martin $^	5	–	1	10	–	3
Southeast Missouri State	4	–	2	4	–	7
Austin Peay	4	–	2	6	–	5
Tennessee State	3	–	3	5	–	6
Murray State	3	–	3	6	–	5
Eastern Illinois	1	–	5	1	–	10
Tennessee Tech	1	–	5	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dewayne Alexander, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the OVC. Tech Golden played home games at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at Samford*	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	L 14–52	3,177
September 11	1:30 p.m.	Furman*	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+	L 0–26	8,911
September 18	11:00 a.m.	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPN+/SECN+	L 0–56	80,053
September 25	1:30 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+	L 14–28	3,125
October 2	1:30 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+	W 28–17	3,655
October 9	1:00 p.m.	at North Carolina Central*	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN+	W 27–16	2,810
October 16	2:00 p.m.	at Tennessee State	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	L 13–20	2,420
October 23	1:30 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+	W 56–13	3,487
November 6	1:00 p.m.	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+	L 27–32	6,506
November 13	1:30 p.m.	No. 13 UT Martin	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	L 3–42	9,604
November 20	2:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN3	L 20–48	5,237
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Venues	Tucker Stadium (1966–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1972 Grantland Rice Bowl Austin Peay, Tennessee State, UT Martin: Sgt. York Trophy
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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