1979 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1979
| team = Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Ohio Valley Conference
| short_conf = OVC
| record = 1–8–2
| conf_record = 0–5–1
| head_coach = Don Wade
| hc_year = 12th
| captain =
| stadium = Tucker Stadium
}}
{{1979 Ohio Valley Conference football standings}}
The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Don Wade, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 1–8–2, with a mark of 0–5–1 in conference play, and finished last in the OVC.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1979
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = Associated Press
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Western Carolina
| site_stadium = E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| score = 7–24
| attend = 8,650
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-asheville-times-pusey-back-on-track/139711550/|work=The Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Pusey back on track as Western whips Tennessee Tech|date=September 9, 1979|accessdate=September 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Cameron Aggies|title=Cameron}}
| site_stadium = Tucker Stadium
| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN
| score = 21–6
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-aggies-suffer-3rd-st/155187403/|work=The Daily Oklahoman|title=Aggies suffer 3rd straight loss, 21–6|date=September 16, 1979|accessdate=September 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Murray State
| site_stadium = Roy Stewart Stadium
| site_cityst = Murray, KY
| score = 3–24
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paducah-sun-hudspeth-uses-jet-blast/155175824/|work=The Paducah Sun|title=Hudspeth uses jet-blast in MSU win|date=September 23, 1979|accessdate=September 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Nicholls State
| site_stadium = Tucker Stadium
| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN
| score = 10–13
| attend = 11,800
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advertiser-curole-keys-colonel/155187636/|work=The Daily Advertiser|title=Curole keys Colonels|date=September 30, 1979|accessdate=September 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Jacksonville State
| site_stadium = Paul Snow Stadium
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, AL
| score = 7–23
| attend = 6,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113853801/jax-statetennessee-tech/|work=The Tennessean|title=Jax State–Tennessee Tech|date=October 7, 1979|accessdate=September 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Western Kentucky
| site_stadium = L. T. Smith Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| score = 7–49
| attend = 13,200
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-western-finds-itself/155180752/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Western finds itself thinking of Eastern during 49–7 romp|date=October 14, 1979|accessdate=September 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = t
| opponent = Morehead State
| site_stadium = Tucker Stadium
| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN
| score = 3–3
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-park-city-daily-news-tech-ties-moreh/155185025/|work=The Park City Daily News|title=Tech ties Morehead|date=October 21, 1979|accessdate=September 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Troy State
| site_stadium = Tucker Stadium
| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN
| score = 17–17
| attend = 2,200
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112902606/tennessee-tech-earns-1717-tie/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Tennessee Tech earns 17–17 tie|date=October 28, 1979|accessdate=September 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Eastern Kentucky
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Hanger Field
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| score = 0–35
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-eastern-tops-tenn-t/155179804/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Eastern tops Tenn. Tech|date=November 4, 1979|accessdate=September 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = l
| opponent = Austin Peay
| site_stadium = Tucker Stadium
| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN
| score = 14–21
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-news-journal-austin-peay-defea/155186822/|work=The Daily News-Journal|title=Austin Peay defeats Tech 21–14|date=November 11, 1979|accessdate=September 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| site_stadium = Horace Jones Field
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| score = 14–17
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-mtsu-edges-o/155181852/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=MTSU edges out TTU|date=November 18, 1979|accessdate=September 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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