2011 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

2011 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
Ohio Valley Conference Co–Champions
FCS Playoffs First Round vs Central Arkansas, L 14–34
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports Network #21
FCS Coaches #20
2011 record 7–4 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach Watson Brown (5th year)
Defensive coordinator Billy Taylor
Home stadium Tucker Stadium
2011 OVC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#21 Tennessee Tech §^   6 – 2         7 – 4  
Eastern Kentucky §^   6 – 2         7 – 5  
Jacksonville State §   6 – 2         7 – 4  
Murray State   5 – 3         7 – 4  
Tennessee State   4 – 4         5 – 6  
UT Martin   4 – 4         5 – 6  
Austin Peay   2 – 6         3 – 8  
Southeast Missouri State   2 – 6         3 – 8  
Eastern Illinois   1 – 7         2 – 9  
§ – Conference co-champions
^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2011 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Golden Eagles were led by fifth year head coach Watson Brown and played their home games at Tucker Stadium. They are a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 6–2 in OVC play to share the conference championship with Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State. They received the conference's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to Central Arkansas.

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 11:00 AM at Iowa* Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN L 7–34   70,585
September 8 7:00 PM Maryville (TN)* Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN W 56–7   7,232
September 17 6:30 PM at Eastern Illinois O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL W 31–20   6,157
September 24 7:00 PM Southeast Missouri State Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN W 38–31   8,251
October 1 6:30 PM at UT Martin Graham Stadium • Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) W 34–31   5,631
October 15 1:30 PM Tennessee State #19 Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) L 40–42   8,676
October 29 3:00 PM at #14 Jacksonville State #25 JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL ESPN3 W 21–14   18,933
November 5 1:30 PM Murray State #20 Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN ESPN3 L 37–38   16,845
November 12 12:00 PM at #25 Eastern Kentucky Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY W 28–21   6,100
November 19 1:30 PM Austin Peay #23 Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) W 49–7   9,142
November 26 2:00 PM #15 Central Arkansas #21 Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN (FCS Playoffs First Round) ESPN3 L 14–34   6,115
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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