Football

No. 11 Tennessee Tech football has opened the season 4-0 for the sixth time in program history, marking the programs’ best record to begin a season since 1977. Tech’s defense kept Tennessee State out of the end zone in rout to a 35-8 victory to open conference play 1-0. This week the Golden Eagles welcome the Leathernecks from Western Illinois to Tucker Stadium.

The No. 11 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles opened OVC-Big South Conference play with a 35-8 win over Tennessee State on Saturday.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Tech University and Averitt have announced a new chapter in their growing partnership: Averitt has been named the official equipment transportation provider for the Golden Eagles Football team. Through its specialized production and event service unit, On Tour Logistics, Averitt will transport gear and equipment to all of Tennessee Tech’s away games this fall. The first haul begins on Sept. 26 ahead of the Golden Eagles facing off against Tennessee State University in Nashville.

The No. 11 Tennessee Tech Football has raced off to its best start since 1977, going 3-0 to start the season and climbing to its highest ranking since joining the FCS. The Golden Eagles look to open a season 4-0 for the sixth time in program history.

Tennessee Tech wide receiver Tremel Jones has been named a Semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, as announced today by the National Football Foundation.

Tennessee Tech quarterback Kekoa Visperas earns OVC-Big South Offensive Player of the Week, as announced today by the conference.

Tennessee Tech football rolled to a 72-14 win over Davidson on Saturday at Tucker Stadium. Golden Eagles start season 3-0 for the first time since 1977, and set single-game modern program record with 72 points.

The No. 15 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (2-0) host the Davidson Wildcats (0-2) for the first time at 12 p.m. CT on Saturday, Sept. 13 at Tucker Stadium.

Tennessee Tech senior linebacker Theron Gaines was named OVC-Big South Co-Defensive Player of the Week, as announced today by the conference.

Tennessee Tech football cruised past Chattanooga 45-17 to open the 2025 season 2-0 Saturday at Tucker Stadium.

The No. 17 Golden Eagles host the Chattanooga Mocs at 12 p.m. CT inside Tucker Stadium on Saturday.

Tennessee Tech redshirt junior wide receiver Tre’ Holloway was named OVC-Big South Special Teams Player of the Week, as announced today by the conference.

Tennessee Tech opened the 2025 season with a resounding 65-0 win over Cumberland (TN) on Saturday at Tucker Stadium.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The wait is over as the Tennessee Tech Football team gets set to take the field on Saturday afternoon for the first time this season as the FCS No. 21-ranked Golden Eagles host Cumberland. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. Roger Ealey and Frank Harrell will have the radio call on 106.1 The Eagle, while Dylan Vazzano and Sam Brooks will narrate the action on ESPN+ (subscription required).

When Tennessee Tech University’s Golden Eagle football team takes to the turf this fall, its student-athletes will be sporting a special tribute to an out-of-this-world alumnus. The team’s helmets now feature a 4”x4” decal honoring recently retired NASA astronaut and two-time Tech graduate Barry “Butch” Wilmore. He joined the team as a walk-on in 1982 and remained on the roster through 1985 – honing the teamwork, discipline and problem-solving skills he would rely on decades later when a planned eight-day space mission unexpectedly stretched into more than nine months.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The bond between a father and son is a great one. As a father, one sees an extension of themselves, a continuation of their story, someone to shape and mold and teach. As a son, they see a role model, someone who will do anything for them and, deep down, has their best interests at heart because, more than likely, they’ve been there before. When the opportunity arose for Drew Wilder to continue his football journey at Tennessee Tech and join his father, head coach Bobby Wilder, it was an easy decision. It’s one neither of them regrets.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It’s been a blazing two weeks, but the Tennessee Tech football team is through fall camp, wrapping up a great summer session with its final scrimmage on the Tucker Stadium turf on Saturday morning. Now the work begins toward the season opener against Cumberland in two weeks.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Community and business leaders from Cookeville and Putnam County converged on the Hooper Eblen Center on Tuesday morning for the Chamber of Commerce’s Business Before Hours event. With new Tech Director of Athletics Casey Fox and head football coach Bobby Wilder at the podium, the message was abundantly clear – great things are happening and are continuing to happen at Tennessee Tech. Fox, who officially began his duties as AD last month, is determined to get the community excited about the University.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The day’s not even over and Tennessee Tech finds itself on another Football Championship Subdvision preseason poll as the Golden Eagles were picked No. 23 on Monday’s FCS Nation Radio Preseason Top 25. Tech was tied for 22nd with Richmond in the American Football Coaches Association Preseason Top 25, presented by Hudl, earlier in the day. Fellow Ohio Valley Conference-Big South Conference foe UT Martin took the No. 25 spot in the poll.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – There's just a little over two weeks until the Tennessee Tech football team opens the 2025 campaign on August 30 at home against Cumberland. On Monday, the Golden Eagles found themselves ranked on another Football Championship Subdivision Top 25 poll as the American Football Coaches Association, presented by Hudl, released its Preseason Coaches Poll. Tech split the No. 22 spot with Richmond and stood as the only Ohio Valley Conference-Big South Conference team among the top 25.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – With the odds stacked against them in situational work, the Tennessee Tech offense had its work cut out for itself during Saturday’s scrimmage at Tucker Stadium. In all, it was an exciting day for the Golden Eagles even with some of the team’s top players watching from the sidelines, giving plenty of time to many of the new faces on the Tech roster.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The first day of fall camp for the Tennessee Tech football team is in the books and the Golden Eagles have a lot to be excited about. There’s a preseason No. 1 projection in the OVC-Big South and a lot of accolades for the team’s student-athletes. Earlier on Monday, the Golden Eagles were picked No. 21 in the first Stats Perform FCS Top 25 poll of the year. That’s all nice and good, though, as Tech’s roster appreciates the awards and attention. But it doesn’t mean anything to them if they don’t back it up on the field.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – As the Tennessee Tech football team took to the field this morning for the first practice session of fall camp, the Golden Eagles left the field with a new accolade – a preseason Top 25 ranking. Stats Perform unveiled its preseason FCS Top 25 poll Monday morning and the Golden Eagles were picked 21st overall in the rankings. Tech was the only OVC-Big South team to make the cut as Southeast Missouri, UT Martin and Tennessee State – the other teams to share last season’s conference championship with the Golden Eagles – were among the others receiving votes.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The Ohio Valley Conference continued its annual recognition of academic success as the league announced its OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll on Monday. Tennessee Tech received 150 honorees on the list for the 2024-25 academic year among the overall list, which included a record 1,792 student-athletes – breaking the previous mark of 1,718 during the 2020-21 academic year. That total also included 89 student-athletes who compete in non-OVC championship sports that do not compete in another conference.

With the 2025 Tennessee Tech football season right around the corner, fans can now reserve tailgate space in the 98.5 KISS FM Tailgate Park for all home games at TTUsports.com.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – With the 2025 football season on the horizon, Tennessee Tech graduate defensive back Tim Coutras finds himself among elite company as the Golden Eagle standout was named to the preseason Buck Buchanan Award watch list on Wednesday. The Stats Perform-sponsored award, which honors the Football Championship Subdivision’s top defensive player at the end of the season, is named after legendary defensive lineman Junious “Buck” Buchanan, who had an illustrious career at Grambling State before becoming a Hall of Famer.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – As the summer continues to wear on, more preseason honors have been announced for the Tennessee Tech football team as PhilSteele.com released its All-Ohio Valley Conference/Big South Conference teams Thursday night. In addition to the teams, graduate defensive back Tim Coutras was named the organization’s pick as the OVC/Big South Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. Tech collected 17 players across 19 spots – Tremel Jones made all three teams as a kick returner, all-purpose player and a punt returner.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Preseason accolades continue to come in for Tennessee Tech graduate defensive back Tim Coutras as he was named to Sports Illustrated’s FCS Football Central Preseason All-American Team on Thursday. SI’s FCS team includes 113 players representing all 13 conferences and 51 schools. The complete list can be found here.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Progress is being made on the new Tucker Stadium on the Tennessee Tech campus, continuing the spirit of growth and renewal at the University. However, as the construction project continues, the start times for all Tennessee Tech home football games have been adjusted to 12 PM Central starts, with the first six home contests now scheduled to begin at earlier times. The season finale against UT Martin will remain at its originally scheduled noon kickoff. The reasoning is simple – with the construction project continuing and lights being taken down around the facility for the duration of the build, this will allow fans ample time to cheer on the Golden Eagle football team and exit the facility before sunset, keeping them safe as they enter and exit the stadium.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – As the Ohio Valley Conference and Big South Conference football coaches and student-athletes huddled around computer monitors for the annual Football Media Day, optimism rang out across the field with a new season ahead and a whole lot of new names and faces across the league. Tennessee Tech is no exception, but with the defensive leadership of defensive back Tim Coutras and linebacker Aaron Swafford representing the team on the call, the returning talent is just as important as any talk of the transfer portal. Especially with a defense as strong as the Golden Eagles were last season.