The 2018 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented
Tennessee Technological University
Tennessee Technological University, commonly referred to as Tennessee Tech, is a Public university, public research university in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States. It was formerly known as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, and before that as ...
as a member of
Ohio Valley Conference
The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. It participates in Division I of the NCAA; the conference's football programs compete in the Football Cha ...
(OVC) during the
2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season
The 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Champio ...
. Led by first-year head coach
Dewayne Alexander
Dewayne Alexander is an American football coach who is currently the head football coach at Tennessee Tech. He previously served as head football coach at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon is the county seat of Wilson County ...
, 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
Tucker Stadium is a 16,500-seat multi-purpose stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee. It is home to the Tennessee Technological University Golden Eagles team, and is named for former coach Wilburn Tucker (1920–1980). The football field is named ...
in
Cookeville, Tennessee
Cookeville is the county seat and largest city of Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was reported to be 34,842. It is recognized as one of the country's micropolitan areas, or smaller ...
.
Preseason
OVC media poll
On July 20, 2018, the media covering the OVC released their preseason poll with the Golden Eagles predicted to finish in last place. On July 23, the OVC released their coaches poll with the Golden Eagles also predicted to finish in last place.
Preseason All-OVC team
The Golden Eagles had two players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.
Defense
Tim Collins – DL
Specialists
Nick Madonia – P
Schedule
Game summaries
At Chattanooga
Kennesaw State
At Utah State
At Jacksonville State
Eastern Illinois
Southeast Missouri State
At Tennessee State
At Austin Peay
Murray State
At UT Martin
Eastern Kentucky
References
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Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football seasons
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