The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Tennessee Tech University, located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and plays in the Southern Conference. They previously played in the OVC–Big South Football Association, a joint venture between Tech's former primary home of the Ohio Valley Conference and the Big South Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1922. The team plays its home games at the 16,500 seat Tucker Stadium and is coached by Bobby Wilder.
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Conference championships
Tennessee Tech has won twelve conference championships, six shared and six outright. Their twelve Ohio Valley titles are the most in the conference of any current member, behind only former conference member Eastern Kentucky.
† Co-championship
Postseason
Bowl games
The Golden Eagles have appeared in three bowl games, with an overall record of 0–3.
NCAA Division I-AA/FCS playoffs
The Golden Eagles have made two appearances in the Division I-AA/FCS playoffs, with an overall record of 0–2.
Notable former players
Barry Wilmore
Larry Schreiber
Elois Grooms
Mike Hennigan
Lonnie Warwick
Jim Youngblood
Da'Rick Rogers
Howard Stidham
Frank Omiyale
Wade Plemons
Tom Squires
Future non-conference opponents
Announced schedules as of February 28, 2026.