2017 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record1–10 (1–7 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTyree Foreman (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorShawn Quinn (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumTucker Stadium
2017 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^  8 –0   10 –2  
Austin Peay  7 –1   8 –4  
Eastern Illinois  5 –3   6 –5  
UT Martin  4 –4   6 –5  
Eastern Kentucky  3 –5   4 –7  
Southeast Missouri State  3 –5   3 –8  
Tennessee State  2 –5   6 –5  
Murray State  2 –5   3 –8  
Tennessee Tech  1 –7   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University as a member of Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Marcus Satterfield in his second and final season as head coach, 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 in Cookeville, Tennessee.

On November 19, Satterfield was fired.[1] He finished his tenure at Tennessee Tech with a two-year record of 6–16.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.No. 25 Western Illinois*
OVCDNL 14–417,886
September 96:00 p.m.at Kennesaw State*
BSNL 14–278,418
September 162:00 p.m.at Ball State*
ESPN3L 13–2814,265
September 235:00 p.m.at Eastern Kentucky
OVCDNL 21–249,520
September 306:00 p.m.No. 5 Jacksonville State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
OVCDNL 7–348,327
October 76:00 p.m.at Eastern Illinois
OVCDNL 23–243,016
October 141:00 p.m.at Southeast Missouri State
OVCDNL 3–314,615
October 281:30 p.m.Tennessee State
OVCDNW 30–265,235
November 41:30 p.m.Austin Peaydagger
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)
ESPN3L 28–359,416
November 111:00 p.m.at Murray State
OVCDNL 21–312,427
November 181:30 p.m.UT Martin
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)
OVCDNL 0–242,159
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Leathernecks 3 7 24 7 41
Golden Eagles 0 0 0 14 14

At Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 0 0 14 14
Owls 10 14 3 0 27

At Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 7 6 0 13
Cardinals 7 14 7 0 28

At Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 0 7 14 21
Colonels 10 0 7 7 24

Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Gamecocks 7 7 6 14 34
Golden Eagles 0 0 7 0 7

At Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 14 0 6 3 23
Panthers 0 3 14 7 24

At Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 3 0 0 3
Redhawks 17 0 0 14 31

Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 10 7 2 26
Golden Eagles 13 7 7 3 30

Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total
Governors 7 7 14 7 35
Golden Eagles 7 0 7 14 28

At Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 0 7 7 21
Racers 3 14 14 0 31

UT Martin

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 7 3 0 14 24
Golden Eagles 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ↑ "Head football coach Marcus Satterfield relieved of duties, national search to begin immediately". Tennessee Tech Athletics. November 19, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2017 Golden Eagle Football Schedule". Tennessee Tech Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
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