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1989 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

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The 1989 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University (commonly referred to as Tennessee Tech) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Ragland, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the OVC.

Record5–5 (3–3 OVC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumTucker Stadium
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1989 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTucker Stadium
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1989 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–10 Middle Tennessee $^6–0–09–4–0
No. 12 Eastern Kentucky ^5–1–09–3–0
Murray State3–3–06–4–1
Tennessee State3–3–05–5–1
Tennessee Tech3–3–05–5–0
Austin Peay1–5–01–10–0
Morehead State0–6–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Records adjusted for Morehead State forfeit of conference victories over Austin Peay and Tennessee Tech, and non-conference victories over Kentucky State and Samford
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Lock Haven*W 38–17[1]
September 9at Chattanooga*W 28–109,769[2]
September 16at Samford*L 23–27[3]
September 30No. 10 Murray State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
W 21–20[4]
October 14No. 1 Eastern Kentucky
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 20–2112,120[5]
October 21at Western Kentucky*L 14–6118,000[6]
October 28Tennessee State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 19–217,654[7]
November 4at Morehead StateW 8–14 (forfeit win)[8][9]
November 11at Austin PeayW 17–15[10]
November 18No. 12 Middle Tennessee
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 3–246,555[11]
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