2021 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
American college football season
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The 2021 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dewayne Alexander, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the OVC. Tech Golden played home games at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee.
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 OVC)
Headcoach
- Dewayne Alexander (4th season)
OffensivecoordinatorDoug Malone (2nd season)
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (1–5 OVC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Doug Malone (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Donnie Suber (4th season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Tucker Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 UT Martin $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Samford* | ESPN+ | L 14–52 | 3,177 | |
| September 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Furman* | ESPN+ | L 0–26 | 8,911 | |
| September 18 | 11:00 a.m. | at Tennessee* | ESPN+/SECN+ | L 0–56 | 80,053 | |
| September 25 | 1:30 p.m. | Eastern Illinois |
| ESPN+ | L 14–28 | 3,125 |
| October 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State |
| ESPN+ | W 28–17 | 3,655 |
| October 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at North Carolina Central* | ESPN+ | W 27–16 | 2,810 | |
| October 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Tennessee State | ESPN+ | L 13–20 OT | 2,420 | |
| October 23 | 1:30 p.m. | Virginia–Lynchburg* |
| ESPN+ | W 56–13 | 3,487 |
| November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at Murray State | ESPN+ | L 27–32 | 6,506 | |
| November 13 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 13 UT Martin |
| ESPN+ | L 3–42 | 9,604 |
| November 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay |
| ESPN3 | L 20–48 | 5,237 |
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