COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Fans who remember Harry Truman's presidency might remember the last time Tennessee Tech played Wofford in football, a game in 1949 won by the Terrirers, 26-7.

For all other fans, Saturday night's contest in Gibbs Stadium is a crucial clash between two FCS teams looking to get themselves into the win column and ignite their 2015 seasons following losses last weekend at FBS foes.

Tech is coming off a 52-24 loss at Houston, while Wofford looks to rebound from a 49-10 loss at Clemson. Each team has high hopes for the season, Wofford in the Southern Conference and Tech in the Ohio Valley Conference.

The game features a pair of leaders (Watson Brown at Tech and Mike Ayers at Wofford) who are each in their 31st season as a collegiate head coach. Together, they have coached a combined 681 games. Strong end-to-end, those games could possibly reach all the way back to the Truman years!

The weather in Spartanburg on Saturday has temperatures in the 70s during the daytime hours, with chance of scattered thunderstorm. With a 7 p.m. ET kickoff, temps for the game should dip to the mid 60s, with continued chance of showers.

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (0-1, 0-0 OVC)
at Wofford Terriers (0-1, 0-0 SoCon)
Saturday, Sept. 12 • 7 p.m. ET
Gibbs Stadium (13,000) • Spartanburg, S.C.

QUICK HITS: 
* Watson Brown is 1-0 all-time against Wofford.
* Jared Davis passed for a career-high 312 yards with two touchdowns at Houston. It was the second-most in school history against an FBS oppoent and first 300-yard effort since Tre Lamb in 2012 against Southeast Missouri.
* Jared Davis passed the 2,000-yard mark in passing in his career on Saturday. He has now thrown for 2,017 yards.
* In his first game on defense, starting strong safety Stephen Bush forced two fumbles, along with four tackles and one tackle-for-loss.
* Ladarius Vanlier established a new school record for most career kickoff return yards, getting 84 yards at Houston to lift his total to 1,959. That topped the mark of 1,875 by Larry Shipp. Vanlier is 97 yards from the career record for punt return yards (currently 644 by James Robinson/Vanlier has 547).
* Tech goes from facing a school with an rollment of 40,000 (Houston) to playing a school whose enrollment is 1,600 (Wofford).

THE TTU SENIOR CLASS — The 2015 senior class includes 16 players who are playing in their final season for the Golden Eagles. The seniors, in alphabetical order, are: Radir Annoor, Stephen Bush, Willie Davis, Brett Dillard, Demario Donnell, Tra'Darius Goff, Justin Ivory, Jimmy Laughlin, Steven Lillard, Jibrin Linge, Blake Luevano, Daniel Pierce, Jay Rudwall, Josh Smith, Ladarius Vanlier and Steve Wilson.

Fans who cannot attend in person can listen to the game on the Golden Eagle Sports Network with Roger Ealey and Buddy Pearson in the press box and Dylan Vazzano reporting from the sidelines. The broadcast begins at 5:30 p.m. CT on 98.5 KISS FM.

GAME NOTES: After both teams opened the season against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponents, it is back to the FCS for Tennessee Tech and Wofford on Saturday night in Spartanburg. The two programs have played twice before but not since the 1949 season when Wofford won 26-7. Sixty-six years later the rivalry will be renewed with a pair of head coaches who have combined to coach in 681 career games; both TTU's Watson Brown and Wofford's Mike Ayers are in their 31st years as a collegiate head coach.
 
SCOUTING TENNESSEE TECH: Despite dropping its season opener by a 52-24 margin at FBS Houston, Tennessee Tech had several highlights including netting 312 passing yards. Junior Jared Davis completed 16-of-26 passes for 312 yards and two touchdowns. Both of the scores went to sophomore Brock McCoin who had nine catches for 264 yards. The 264 yards were the most by any NCAA player (any classification) during the first week of the season and were the fourth-most in OVC single-game history. McCoin's 264 yards also established an OVC record for receiving yards against an FBS opponent and earned him OVC Offensive Player of the Week honors. Davis and McCoin hooked up for a 71-yard touchdown early in the second quarter and a 77-yarder at the end of the game. Davis' 312 yards were the second-most by a TTU quarterback against an FBS opponent. Punter Jonathan King averaged 46.6 yards/punt with a long of 58 and three that were downed inside Houston's 20-yard line. Defensively Stephen Bush, who had played his first three seasons with the team at running back, made the successful switch to safety and tallied four tackles, a tackle-for-loss and forced two fumbles. Tra'Darius Goff, who missed most of last year with an injury, returned to the lineup and tied for the team lead with five tackles.
 
SCOUTING WOFFORD: Wofford, who was third in the nation a season ago, opened the season on the road for the seventh consecutive season in falling 49-10 to No. 12 ranked FBS foe Clemson. The Terriers were limited to just 213 yards of total offense while the nationally-ranked Tigers finished the game with 533 yards (including 222 on the ground). Wofford's ground attack was led by Nick Colvin who had 31 yards while Brad Butler added 28 and quarterback Evan Jacks had 21. Jacks also completed 3-of-8 passes for 42 yards. On defense Daryl Vining had nine tackles while Drake Michealson had seven stops and a sack. Overall Wofford has had a winning record in 11 of the past 13 seasons.

HOME OPENER SEPT. 19  — Tech has some special events planned for the home opener on Saturday, Sept. 19, when the Golden Eagles host the Mercer Bears. Kickoff in Tucker Stadium is scheduled for 6 p.m. The 98.5 Kiss FM Tailgate Park will be open all day, with official activities — including live music — beginning at 3 p.m. The Golden Eagle Walk will come through the Tailgate Park at 3:45 p.m. The night is Communiversity Night, with free tickets provided to members of the Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce. It's also First Tennessee Bank Poster Night with free schedule posters available. Prior to kickoff, TTU president Phil Oldham will lead the annual Running of the Freshmen onto the field.

TICKETS ON SALE  — Season tickets are on sale for the five-game 2015 Golden Eagle home schedule. Several ticket packages are available. Individual game tickets may also be purchased. Visit or call the Athletics Ticket Office in Eblen Center (931-372-3940). Tickets may also be purchased online at TTUsports.com.