# 2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

The 2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University as a member of Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Dewayne Alexander, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 6–6 overall with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the OVC. Tennessee Tech played home games at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee.

## Preseason
### Preseason coaches' poll

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Golden Eagles were picked to finish in ninth place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 135 (15) |
| 2 | Southeast Missouri State | 115 |
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky | 99 |
| 4 | Austin Peay | 84 |
| 5 | Tennessee State | 75 |
| 6 | UT Martin | 58 |
| 7 | Murray State | 55 |
| 8 | Eastern Illinois | 38 |
| 9 | Tennessee Tech | 16 |

### Preseason All-OVC team

The Golden Eagles did not have any players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Samford* | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN | ESPN+ | W 59–58 $^{2OT}$ | 7,806 |
| September 7 | 1:30 p.m. | at Miami (OH)* | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN+ | L 17–48 | 16,022 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Virginia–Wise* | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN | ESPN+ | W 31–14 | 10,436 |
| September 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois* | Hanson FieldMacomb, IL | ESPN3 | W 38–24 | 1,594 |
| September 28 | 4:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL | ESPN3 | W 40–29 | 7,055 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Southeast Missouri State | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ | L 37–43 $^{2OT}$ | 4,373 |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | UT Martin | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | ESPN+ | L 14–55 | 5,330 |
| October 26 | 1:30 p.m. | Austin Peay | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | ESPN+ | L 21–58 | 2,572 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Murray State | Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY | ESPN+ | W 17–7 | 5,302 |
| November 9 | 1:30 p.m. | Jacksonville State | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN | ESPN+ | W 37–27 | 11,331 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky | Roy Kidd StadiumRichmond, KY | ESPN+ | L 10–22 | 2,987 |
| November 23 | 1:30 p.m. | Tennessee State | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | ESPN+ | L 27–37 | 2,728 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Samford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 58 |
| Golden Eagles | 12 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 59 |

### At Miami (OH)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| RedHawks | 10 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 48 |

### Virginia–Wise

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cavaliers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 31 |

### At Western Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| Leathernecks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |

### At Eastern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 40 |
| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 29 |

### At Southeast Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 37 |
| No. 23 Redhawks | 6 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 43 |

### UT Martin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Skyhawks | 10 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 55 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |

### Austin Peay

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Governors | 20 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 58 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### At Murray State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Racers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Jacksonville State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gamecocks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| Golden Eagles | 10 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 37 |

### At Eastern Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Colonels | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 22 |

### Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 37 |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 27 |