2011 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

2011 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football

OVC co-champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 14–34 vs. Central Arkansas
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 21
FCS Coaches	No. 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 were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Tennessee Tech finished the season 7–4 overall and 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

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	No. 19	Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		L 40–42	8,676
October 29	3:00 PM	at No. 14 Jacksonville State	No. 25	JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	W 21–14	18,933
November 5	1:30 PM	Murray State	No. 20	Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN	ESPN3	L 37–38	16,845
November 12	12:00 PM	at No. 25 Eastern Kentucky		Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY		W 28–21	6,100
November 19	1:30 PM	Austin Peay	No. 23	Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		W 49–7	9,142
November 26	2:00 PM	No. 15 Central Arkansas	No. 21	Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 14–34	6,115
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football

Venues	Tucker Stadium (1966–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Sgt. York Trophy (Austin Peay, Tennessee State, UT Martin)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2011 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Albany Appalachian State Central Arkansas Eastern Kentucky Georgia Southern James Madison Lehigh Maine Montana Montana State New Hampshire Norfolk State North Dakota State Northern Iowa Old Dominion Sam Houston State Stony Brook Tennessee Tech Towson Wofford

Champion – North Dakota State

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