Tennessee Tech

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Southern · Tucker Stadium · 16,500 · 4,114 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Wofford · our model 72% Tennessee Tech · a number, not a pick

LastW 45–19 vs Samford · Sat Sep 12 · Tre' Holloway 4 rush yds, 1 TD, 124 rec yds

Nextat Wofford · Sat Sep 26 · 1:30 pm ET · Gibbs Stadium · series 0-2, lost the last 2

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Tennessee Tech · 2026 schedule & results3-0
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 29#115#164-8.5MonmouthW 38–141-00-0
1Sep 5#115#193-10.5@ChattanoogaW 24–92-01-0
2Sep 12#117#237-26.5SamfordW 45–193-02-0
4Sep 26#118#199@Wofford
5Oct 3@Western Carolina
6Oct 10Furman
7Oct 17Eastern Kentucky
8Oct 24@The Citadel
9Oct 31@East Tennessee State
10Nov 7VMI
11Nov 14Mercer
12Nov 21@Mississippi State
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Explosive%Note
Sep 12SamfordW 45–19+0.55945.5%169.5%Season-high EPA/play
Sep 5@ChattanoogaW 24–9-0.00134.4%116.6%Season-low EPA/play
Aug 29MonmouthW 38–14+0.10539.5%112.2%Defense's roughest night
Season average (3 games)+0.22139.8%132.7%

Game Week

11 days

until kickoff · at Wofford · Sat Sep 26 · 1:30 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Tennessee Tech is the small program that just posted an 11-1 breakout season with a 15-game winning streak, joining the SoCon in 2026 with AFCA Coach of the Year Bobby Wilder and 482 program-record points scored.

Title DroughtSince 2025 · 1 yrs

The Golden Eagles believe Tennessee Tech was invisible in the FCS until 2025 — and they're using the breakout season and AFCA Coach of the Year Bobby Wilder to prove the small program from Cookeville…

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The season in chapters

Ahead
Sat Sep 26Next: Woffordat Wofford · on the road

What fans said

W 24–9 at Chattanooga

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What it is like to watch them2025 · 11-2 · last season

Game feel56even gamescombined pts / game3rd highest-scoring of 9 in the OVC-Big South
Heart rate2-0rarely closein one-score games (2 of 13)9th most one-score games of 9 in the OVC-Big South
Margin+18.8comfortableavg scoring margin1st best margin of 9 in the OVC-Big South
Big plays1.35some popexplosiveness (IsoPPP)5th most explosive of 9 in the OVC-Big South
Home crowd5,863avg attendance2nd biggest crowds of 9 in the OVC-Big South

✓ measured from 13 games · ranks are among OVC-Big South teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Tennessee Tech has won four of its last five.

Warming. 8-2 over the last 10, and won the last three.

Streak W3Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 8-2
The forecast

Next Sep 26

vs Wofford · away

Outcome band · Tennessee Tech · 2026

Tennessee Tech's most likely season is 3-9 — mid-table finish. The floor is 1-11; the ceiling is 6-6.

Floor1-11Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base3-9Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling6-6Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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Tennessee Tech is the small program that just posted an 11-1 breakout season with a 15-game winning streak, joining the SoCon in 2026 with AFCA Coach of the Year Bobby Wilder and 482 program-record points scored.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

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