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1988 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

1988 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record1–10 (1–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTucker Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky $^ 6 0 0 11 3 0
No. 17 Middle Tennessee 4 2 0 7 4 0
Murray State 4 2 0 4 6 0
Tennessee State 2 4 0 3 7 1
Austin Peay 2 4 0 3 8 0
Morehead State 2 4 0 3 8 0
Tennessee Tech 1 5 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University (commonly referred to as Tennessee Tech) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Ragland, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at East Carolina*L 13–5229,702[1]
September 10at Liberty*L 20–247,240[2][3]
September 17Samford*L 9–19[4]
September 24Chattanooga*
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 0–412,989
October 1at Murray StateW 16–13[5]
October 15at No. T–16 Eastern KentuckyL 7–14[6]
October 22No. 5 Western Kentucky*
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 17–209,242[7]
October 29at Tennessee StateL 23–275,346[8]
November 5Morehead State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 3–20[9]
November 12Austin Peay
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 6–10500[10]
November 19at Middle TennesseeL 0–51[11]

References

  1. ^ "East Carolina tumbles Tech in 52–13 rout". The Tennessean. September 4, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Liberty 24, Tennessee Tech 20". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 11, 1988. p. 30. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Liberty rally sends Tech to second defeat". The Tennessean. September 11, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bulldogs win first over I-AA opponent". Birmingham Post-Herald. September 19, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Murray loses". The Advocate-Messenger. October 2, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Harris leads Eastern over Golden Eagles". The Daily News-Journal. October 16, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Toppers pull out victory". The Park City Daily News. October 23, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rally lifts TSU over hard-luck Tennessee Tech". The Tennessean. October 30, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Morehead State 20, Tennessee Tech 3". Messenger-Inquirer. November 6, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "APSU beats Tech for second straight win". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 13, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "No mercy: MTSU dominates Tech 51–0". The Tennessean. November 20, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.