American college football season
The 2017 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University as a member of Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by Marcus Satterfield in his second and final season as head coach, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 1–10 overall with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the OVC. Tennessee Tech played home games at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee .
On November 19, Satterfield was fired.[1] He finished his tenure at Tennessee Tech with a two-year record of 6–16.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 6:00 p.m. No. 25 Western Illinois * OVCDN L 14–417,886
September 9 6:00 p.m. at Kennesaw State * BSN L 14–278,418
September 16 2:00 p.m. at Ball State * ESPN3 L 13–2814,265
September 23 5:00 p.m. at Eastern Kentucky OVCDN L 21–249,520
September 30 6:00 p.m. No. 5 Jacksonville State Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN OVCDN L 7–348,327
October 7 6:00 p.m. at Eastern Illinois OVCDN L 23–243,016
October 14 1:00 p.m. at Southeast Missouri State OVCDN L 3–314,615
October 28 1:30 p.m. Tennessee State OVCDN W 30–265,235
November 4 1:30 p.m. Austin Peay Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) ESPN3 L 28–359,416
November 11 1:00 p.m. at Murray State OVCDN L 21–312,427
November 18 1:30 p.m. UT Martin Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) OVCDN L 0–242,159
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
Western Illinois
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 25 Leathernecks
3
7
24
7
41
Golden Eagles
0
0
0
14
14
At Kennesaw State
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
0
0
0
14
14
Owls
10
14
3
0
27
At Ball State
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
0
7
6
0
13
Cardinals
7
14
7
0
28
At Eastern Kentucky
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
0
0
7
14
21
Colonels
10
0
7
7
24
Jacksonville State
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 5 Gamecocks
7
7
6
14
34
Golden Eagles
0
0
7
0
7
At Eastern Illinois
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
14
0
6
3
23
Panthers
0
3
14
7
24
At Southeast Missouri State
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
0
3
0
0
3
Redhawks
17
0
0
14
31
Tennessee State
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
7
10
7
2
26
Golden Eagles
13
7
7
3
30
Austin Peay
1
2
3
4
Total
Governors
7
7
14
7
35
Golden Eagles
7
0
7
14
28
At Murray State
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
7
0
7
7
21
Racers
3
14
14
0
31
UT Martin
1
2
3
4
Total
Skyhawks
7
3
0
14
24
Golden Eagles
0
0
0
0
0
References
^ "Head football coach Marcus Satterfield relieved of duties, national search to begin immediately". Tennessee Tech Athletics. November 19, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017 .
^ "2017 Golden Eagle Football Schedule". Tennessee Tech Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2022 .
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