1983 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

1983 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record2–8 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTucker Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
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1983 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky $^ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
No. 16 Middle Tennessee 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Akron 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Murray State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Austin Peay 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Youngstown State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Tennessee Tech 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Morehead State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Gary Darnell, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at East Tennessee State*
L 7–148,253[1]
September 17Youngstown State
L 22–34[2]
September 24at Murray State
L 6–208,556[3]
October 8Western Carolina*
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 10–4211,308[4]
October 15at Western Kentucky*
L 0–179,000[5]
October 22Morehead State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
W 14–35,384[6]
October 29Akron
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 12–434,119[7]
November 5at No. T–5 Eastern Kentucky
L 7–24[8]
November 12Austin Peay
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 7–212,500[9]
November 19at No. T–7 Middle Tennessee
W 12–810,500[10]

References

  1. ^ "Sasser wins first at East Tennessee". The Greenville News. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Youngstown outraces Tennessee Tech 34–22". The Tennessean. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Murray State 20, Tennessee Tech 6". The Charlotte Observer. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Western swamps Tennessee Tech". The Salisbury Post. October 9, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "WKU wrecks Tech 17–0". The Tennessean. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Morehead falls, 14–3". The Courier-Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Zips whip Tennessee Tech 43–12; Black surpasses 1,000-yard mark". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Eastern rolls, 24–7". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "New hero sparks Govs to triumph". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tech stuns MTSU, 12–8". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 20, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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