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1985 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

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
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record1–10 (1–6 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTucker Stadium
Seasons
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1986 →
1985 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at UNLV*
L 7–3522,123[1]
September 14Western Carolina*
L 3–30[2]
September 28at No. T–8 Murray State
L 21–29[3]
October 5at Georgia Southern*
L 0–349,152[4]
October 12Youngstown State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 16–238,239[5]
October 19at Tennessee State*
L 13–268,000[6]
October 26Morehead State 
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
W 59–69,423[7]
November 2No. 13 Akron
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 9–27[8]
November 9at Eastern Kentucky
L 17–35[9]
November 16Austin Peay
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 20–24[10]
November 23at No. 1 Middle Tennessee
L 12–45[11]

References

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  1. ^ "UNLV rolls to 35–7 victory". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 8, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "WCU triumphs". The Salisbury Post. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Racers' alter ego gives Tech a second chance". The Paducah Sun. September 29, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southern routs Tech". The Daily News-Journal. October 6, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tech almost wins one, but drops 16th straight". The Tennessean. October 13, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "TSU runs away with victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tech victory spells relief". The Tennessean. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Akron gets 27–9 victory over TTU". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 3, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Harris leads Eastern". The Park City Daily News. November 10, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lewis lifts Governors". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "MTSU now 11–0". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 24, 1985. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
 

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