2011 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

American college football season

2011 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
OVC co-champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 21
FCS CoachesNo. 20
Record7–4 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach
  • Watson Brown (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBilly Taylor (4th season)
Base defenseMultiple 3–4
Home stadiumTucker Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Tennessee Tech +^   6 2     7 4  
Eastern Kentucky +^   6 2     7 5  
Jacksonville State +   6 2     7 4  
Murray State   5 3     7 4  
Tennessee State   4 4     5 6  
UT Martin   4 4     5 6  
Austin Peay   2 6     3 8  
Southeast Missouri State   2 6     3 8  
Eastern Illinois   1 7     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University as a member of Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Watson Brown, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 7–4 overall with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the OVC title with Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State. Tennessee Tech received the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Central Arkansas. The team played home games at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 311:00 amat Iowa*BTNL 7–3470,585
September 87:00 pmMaryville*W 56–77,232
September 176:30 pmat Eastern IllinoisW 31–206,157
September 247:00 pmSoutheast Missouri State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
W 38–318,251
October 16:30 pmat UT MartinW 34–315,631
October 151:30 pmTennessee StateNo. 19
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)
L 40–428,676
October 293:00 pmat No. 14 Jacksonville StateNo. 25ESPN3W 21–1418,933
November 51:30 pmMurray StateNo. 20
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
ESPN3L 37–3816,845
November 1212:00 pmat No. 25 Eastern KentuckyW 28–216,100
November 191:30 pmAustin PeayNo. 23
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)
W 49–79,142
November 262:00 pmNo. 15 Central ArkansasNo. 21
ESPN3L 14–346,115

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References

  1. ^ "2011 Golden Eagle Football Schedule". Tennessee Tech Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
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† WKU claims a co-championship, while both the OVC and Tennessee Tech state it is not shared