# 2016 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

The 2016 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University as a member of Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Marcus Satterfield, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 5–6 overall with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the OVC. Tennessee Tech played home games at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 pm | Wofford* | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN | OVCDN | L 7–21 | 9,066 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | at Austin Peay | Governors StadiumClarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | OVCDN | W 41–7 | 7,507 |
| September 17 | 5:00 pm | at Mercer* | Moye ComplexMacon, GA | ESPN3 | L 27–34 | 9,772 |
| September 24 | 2:00 pm | at UT Martin | Graham StadiumMartin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | OVCDN | L 23–44 | 7,316 |
| October 1 | 6:00 pm | Eastern Kentucky | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN | OVCDN | W 33–30 $^{OT}$ | 7,165 |
| October 8 | 1:00 pm | at No. 3 Jacksonville State | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | ESPN3 | L 21–40 | 16,092 |
| October 15 | 6:00 pm | No. 18 Eastern Illinois | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN | OVCDN | L 24–30 | 4,082 |
| October 22 | 1:30 pm | Southeast Missouri State | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN | OVCDN | W 21–20 | 9,332 |
| November 5 | 3:00 pm | at Tennessee* | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN | SECN | L 0–55 | 98,343 |
| November 12 | 3:00 pm | at Tennessee State | Hale StadiumNashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | OVCDN | W 44–16 | 8,981 |
| November 19 | 1:30 pm | Murray State | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN | OVCDN | W 55–19 | 4,120 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Wofford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Terriers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### At Austin Peay

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 41 |
| Governors | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### At Mercer

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| Bears | 3 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 34 |

### At UT Martin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 23 |
| Skyhawks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 44 |

### Eastern Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Colonels | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 33 |

### At Jacksonville State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #3 Gamecocks | 17 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 40 |

### Eastern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #18 Panthers | 0 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

### Southeast Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redhawks | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |

### At Tennessee

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

### At Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 44 |
| Tigers | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 |

### Murray State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Racers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 19 |
| Golden Eagles | 13 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 55 |