2014 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle Football News
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FCS ADA: Golden Eagle football tops all OVC teams in 2014 APR
June 30, 2015For the second consecutive year, the Tennessee Tech football team has achieved the highest APR in the Ohio Valley Conference, receiving honors from the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA). -
Former football players invited to annual Alumni Golf Classic, July 17-18
June 12, 2015Former Tennessee Tech football players are invited to gather on July 17-18, for the team's annual Alumni Golf Classic at the Cookeville Golf Club. In addition to golf on Saturday, the event will also feature a Friday night barbecue.
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Tech's Larry Schreiber on College Football Hall of Fame ballot
June 04, 2015Former Tech runningback Larry Schreiber is listed on the FCS ballot for the National Football Foundation (NFF) College Hall of Fame. Golden Eagle fans can become members and vote vote. The deadline for voting is June 20.
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Golden Eagle opener at Houston to be aired on ESPN3
June 01, 2015Tennessee Tech's 2015 football season will open in grand fashion with a national -- potentially worldwide -- viewing audience as the Sept. 5 Golden Eagles opener at the University of Houston will be aired by ESPN3.
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NCAA Report: All 14 Tech teams comfortably achieve APR standard; Two top the OVC
May 27, 2015Make it six consecutive years that all 14 of Tennessee Tech athletic teams comfortably exceeded the national standard for the the NCAA multi-year Athletic Progress Rate (APR), according to the annual NCAA report announced Wednesday.
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Special events announced for Golden Eagle home football games in 2015
April 30, 2015It's shaping up to be another special season in Tucker Stadium for the Tennessee Tech football team and its fans, as several events that have become traditions at Golden Eagle home contests are scheduled again to highlight the 2015 season.
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Three Golden Eagles named to National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
April 29, 2015For the fourth straight year, the Tennessee Tech University football team saw at least one member of its squad honored with a spot on the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society for outstanding academic achievement.
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Honors announced to wrap up 2014 football season on final day of spring drills
April 18, 2015Team award winners were recognized Saturday evening at Tennessee Tech's annual Football Awards Dinner.
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Defense makes plenty of big plays, offense still shines in spring wapup
April 18, 2015The Tennessee Tech football team went through its final spring paces Saturday afternoon with the annual Purple vs. Gold Game in Tucker Stadium.
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Starting times for Golden Eagle football games announced
April 15, 2015Starting times for Tennessee Tech's five home football games at Tucker Stadium in 2015 have been announced. The home schedule includes three night contests and two afternoon games.
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Tight ends, offensive line stand out in team scrimmage Saturday
April 11, 2015The play of the tight ends and continued solid effort by the offensive line brought a smile to the face of Tennessee Tech head coach Watson Brown following Saturday's 77-play scrimmage in Tucker Stadium.
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Assignment changes for football staffers Hensel, Partrick
March 30, 2015Tennessee Tech football coach Watson Brown has made a pair of assignment changes within his coaching staff, with new titles and duties for Jim Hensel and Price Partrick.
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Golden Eagles will be ready to welcome back several from injuries
March 28, 2015The Tennessee Tech football team showed in its first scrimmage of spring drills on Saturday that it will be happy to get back several players who were expected to fill key roles last season but missed the 2014 campaign with injuries.
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Golden Eagles on Overall Field for first day of spring drills
March 17, 2015Looking ahead to the 2015 season, on Tuesday afternoon the Golden Eagle football team stepped onto the field for the first time since last season’s final game at Austin Peay.
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Golden Eagle football team opens spring drills Tuesday afternoon
March 16, 2015Anxious to get a jump on mounting a challenge for the Ohio Valley Conference championship, the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle football team begins work toward the 2015 season Tuesday afternoon with the start of spring drills.
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Spring drills run one week later, wrap up on same day as Awards Dinner
March 06, 2015Tennessee Tech football coach Watson Brown has adjusted the Golden Eagle spring practice schedule and set a new date for the team’s annual Awards Dinner, allowing fans to attend the Purple vs. Gold Spring Game and dinner on the same day.
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Tech's Cody Matthews accepts top college honor at Anual NFF Awards Banquet
March 04, 2015Tennessee Tech receiver Cody Matthews was back at the National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner Tuesday to accept the top college honor five years after he was first invited to receive a similar honor as a high school Scholar-Athlete.
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Astronaut, former Golden Eagle Wilmore to speak from space tonight at Awards Dinner
March 03, 2015Former Tennessee Tech football standout Barry Wilmore, who is currently orbiting the earth aboard the International Space Station, will deliver the official welcome and a message from space at the National Football Foundation Middle Tennessee Chapter Dinner tonight in Nashville.
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Annual Football Awards Dinner postponed until a later date
February 23, 2015Tennessee Tech's annual Football Awards Dinner, originally scheduled for Sunday (March 1) has been postponed, and will be rescheduled at a later date yet to be determined.
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World's Best Bird? It's up to your votes for Awesome Eagle
February 19, 2015Will Awesome Eagle be voted the Best Mascot in the OVC? He has already won back-to-back national championships, so it's up to Tennessee Tech fans to vote for him to be named the best in the OVC!
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Spring football drills get underway March 17 on Tech campus
February 18, 2015Veteran Golden Eagle football coach Watson Brown will have his team on the field for the first time on Tuesday, March 17 to open spring practices, with the annual Purple vs. Gold Spring Game set for Saturday, April 11.
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Senior QB Darian Stone winner of 2014 Robert Hill Johnson Award
February 12, 2015Senior quarterback Darian Stone been voted by his Tennessee Tech football teammates as the winner of the team’s prestigious Robert Hill Johnson Award for 2014.
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Golden Eagle football staff announces 22 newcomers on National Signing Day
February 04, 2015Find out who the Golden Eagles have added to the program during the 2015 NCAA National Signing Day, including player bios and Watson Brown's press conference.
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Public invited as Golden Eagles hold annual awards dinner Sunday, March 1
February 02, 2015The Tennessee Tech football team will assemble Sunday afternoon, March 1, for its annual Awards Dinner, and the public is invited to attend the 2 p.m. event. Cost of the dinner is $18 per person.
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New foes, traditional rivals, three York games at home on 2015 Tech football schedule
February 01, 2015Three brand new opponents will get Tennessee Tech’s football season underway in September, and two familiar, in-state conference foes will visit Tucker Stadium in November to close out the regular season on the Golden Eagles 2015 schedule.
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Vanlier, McCoin and King named to FCS All-American Team
January 28, 2015Three Tennessee Tech football players have received All-America honors, including two on a Freshman All-America lineup. The honors were selected by college draft evaluator Josh Buchanan.
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Matthews, Prewitt named to FCS ADA Academic All-Star team
January 09, 2015Tennessee Tech seniors Cody Matthews and Patrick Prewitt have earned spots on the FCS ADA Academic All-Star team, an elite group of 50 football student-athletes recognized for their classwork, community service and on-field success.
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Vanlier nets All-America nod from Beyond Sports Network
December 22, 2014Tennessee Tech return specialist Ladarius Vanlier has been named All-America by Beyond Sports Network as a punt returner. The junior led the OVC in punt returns.
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Jones first-team all-OVC; five Golden Eagles recognized by league
November 25, 2014Sixth-year senior safety Marty Jones has been selected first-team all-conference, one of five Golden Eagle players to be recognized with post-season honors by the Ohio Valley Conference in voting conducted among league head coaches and sports information directors.
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Golden Eagles close out 2014-15 campaign with dominant, 41-15 victory over APSU
November 22, 2014CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – With the end of several historic and storied careers, it was only proper that the Tennessee Tech football team ended the 2014-15 campaign with a victory. And the Golden Eagles did just that, dominating in-state rival Austin Peay Saturday evening, 41-15, in Clarksville, Tenn.
