# 2017 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

The 2017 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University as a member of Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Marcus Satterfield in his second and final season as head coach, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 1–10 overall with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the OVC. Tennessee Tech played home games at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee.
On November 19, Satterfield was fired. He finished his tenure at Tennessee Tech with a two-year record of 6–16.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 25 Western Illinois* | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN | OVCDN | L 14–41 | 7,886 |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Kennesaw State* | Fifth Third Bank StadiumKennesaw, GA | BSN | L 14–27 | 8,418 |
| September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ball State* | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN | ESPN3 | L 13–28 | 14,265 |
| September 23 | 5:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky | Roy Kidd StadiumRichmond, KY | OVCDN | L 21–24 | 9,520 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 5 Jacksonville State | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN | OVCDN | L 7–34 | 8,327 |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL | OVCDN | L 23–24 | 3,016 |
| October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Southeast Missouri State | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | OVCDN | L 3–31 | 4,615 |
| October 28 | 1:30 p.m. | Tennessee State | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | OVCDN | W 30–26 | 5,235 |
| November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | Austin Peay | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | ESPN3 | L 28–35 | 9,416 |
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Murray State | Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY | OVCDN | L 21–31 | 2,427 |
| November 18 | 1:30 p.m. | UT Martin | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) | OVCDN | L 0–24 | 2,159 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Western Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 Leathernecks | 3 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 41 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |

### At Kennesaw State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Owls | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 27 |

### At Ball State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |

### At Eastern Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Colonels | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### Jacksonville State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Gamecocks | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 34 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### At Eastern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| Panthers | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |

### At Southeast Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Redhawks | 17 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 31 |

### Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 26 |
| Golden Eagles | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 30 |

### Austin Peay

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Governors | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |

### At Murray State

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

### UT Martin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Skyhawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |