The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Gary Darnell, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the OVC.
| 1985 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 1–10 (1–6 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Tucker Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Middle Tennessee $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Akron ^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Murray State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | at UNLV* | L 7–35 | 22,123 | [1] | |
| September 14 | Western Carolina* | L 3–30 | [2] | ||
| September 28 | at No. T–8 Murray State | L 21–29 | [3] | ||
| October 5 | at Georgia Southern* | L 0–34 | 9,152 | [4] | |
| October 12 | Youngstown State |
| L 16–23 | 8,239 | [5] |
| October 19 | at Tennessee State* | L 13–26 | 8,000 | [6] | |
| October 26 | Morehead State |
| W 59–6 | 9,423 | [7] |
| November 2 | No. 13 Akron |
| L 9–27 | [8] | |
| November 9 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 17–35 | [9] | ||
| November 16 | Austin Peay |
| L 20–24 | [10] | |
| November 23 | at No. 1 Middle Tennessee | L 12–45 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ↑ "UNLV rolls to 35–7 victory". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 8, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "WCU triumphs". The Salisbury Post. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Racers' alter ego gives Tech a second chance". The Paducah Sun. September 29, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Southern routs Tech". The Daily News-Journal. October 6, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tech almost wins one, but drops 16th straight". The Tennessean. October 13, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "TSU runs away with victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tech victory spells relief". The Tennessean. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Akron gets 27–9 victory over TTU". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 3, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Harris leads Eastern". The Park City Daily News. November 10, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Lewis lifts Governors". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "MTSU now 11–0". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 24, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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