The 2020 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University as a member of Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Dewayne Alexander, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 2–5 overall with an identical mark in conference play, tying for sixth place in the OVC. Tennessee Tech played home games at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee.
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 2–5 (2–5 OVC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Doug Malone (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Donnie Suber (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Tucker Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Jacksonville State $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Murray State | 5 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Austin Peay | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editTennessee Tech had games scheduled against Minnesota (September 12) and North Carolina Central (September 19), which were canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[1][2]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| February 21 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 13 Austin Peay | ESPN+ | W 27–21 | 1,825 | ||||
| February 28 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Jacksonville State | No. 23 | ESPN+ | L 10–27 | 9,355 | |||
| March 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Murray State |
| ESPN+ | L 31–36 | 1,511 | |||
| March 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | ESPN+ | L 20–28 | 1,282 | ||||
| March 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Southeast Missouri State | ESPN+ | L 21–24 | 1,879 | ||||
| April 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Tennessee State |
| ESPN+ | W 24–10 | 1,747 | |||
| April 11 | 3:00 p.m. | at UT Martin |
| ESPN+ | L 7–40 | 1,500 | |||
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References
edit- ^ Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period". ESPN.com. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Tennessee Tech Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ "2020-21 Golden Eagle Football Schedule". Tennessee Tech Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2022.