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The 2026 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team will represent Tennessee Technological University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2026 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Golden Eagles will be led by third-year head coach Bobby Wilder and will play their home games at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee. The 2026 season will be the Golden Eagles first season competing in the SoCon conference.[1][2]

ConferenceSouthern Conference
STATSNo. 12
FCS CoachesNo. 10
Record3–0 (1–0 SoCon)
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2026 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 12
FCS CoachesNo. 10
Record3–0 (1–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDrew Belcher (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChase Mummau (2nd season)
Home stadiumTucker Stadium
Seasons
← 2025
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2026 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Tennessee Tech 1–0  3–0 
Chattanooga 1–0  2–2 
Furman 1–0  2–2 
Wofford 1–1  2–2 
East Tennessee State 0–0  2–2 
Western Carolina 0–0  2–2 
VMI 0–0  0–4 
No. 25 Mercer 0–1  2–2 
The Citadel 0–1  1–2 
Samford 0–1  0–3 
As of September 21, 2026
Rankings from STATS Poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 296:00 p.m.No. 22 Monmouth*No. 14
ESPN+W 38–144,800
September 55:00 p.m.at Chattanooga[a]*No. 12
ESPN+W 24–96,869
September 126:00 p.m.SamfordNo. 12
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
ESPN+W 45–193,428
September 2612:30 p.m.at WoffordNo. 12
ESPN+
October 35:00 p.m.at Western Carolina
ESPN+
October 102:30 p.m.Furman
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
ESPN+
October 171:30 p.m.Eastern Kentucky*
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
ESPN+
October 241:00 p.m.at The Citadel
ESPN+
October 312:30 p.m.at East Tennessee State
ESPN+
November 71:30 p.m.VMIdagger
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
ESPN+
November 141:30 p.m.Mercer
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
ESPN+
November 2112:00 p.m.at Mississippi State*
SECN+
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
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Game summaries

No. 22 Monmouth

See also: 2026 Monmouth Hawks football team
No. 22 Monmouth Hawks (0–0) at No. 14 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (0–0) – Game summary
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 22 Hawks 0 7 0714
No. 14 Golden Eagles 7 10 71438
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at Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, Tennessee

  • Date: August 29
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: SE at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 4,800
  • Referee: Todd Boyd
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dylan Vazzano and Sam Brooks
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Game information
First quarter
  • TNTC – Gabe Nunez 2-yard pass from Jax Leatherwood (Carter Brown kick), 9:56. Golden Eagles 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:34.
Second quarter
  • MONM – Elijah Jennings 11-yard run (Sky Sholder kick), 4:45. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:24.
  • TNTC – Qua Ashley 18-yard pass from Jax Leatherwood (Carter Brown kick), 1:00. Golden Eagles 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 0:51.
  • TNTC – Carter Brown 40-yard field goal, 0:00. Golden Eagles 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 0:18.
Third quarter
  • TNTC – M.J. Flowers 6-yard run (Carter Brown kick), 12:41. Golden Eagles 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:19.
Fourth quarter
  • TNTC – Maury Sullivan 16-yard pass from Jax Leatherwood (Carter Brown kick), 12:01. Golden Eagles 31–7. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:55.
  • TNTC – Qua Ashley 23-yard pass from Jax Leatherwood (Carter Brown kick), 4:53. Golden Eagles 38–7. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:46.
  • MONM – Kenny Smith 1-yard run (Sky Sholder kick), 1:50. Golden Eagles 38–14. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 2:58.
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More information Statistics, MONM ...
StatisticsMONMTNTC
First downs2124
Plays–yards65–30473–395
Rushes–yards24–12537–106
Passing yards179289
Passing: comp–att–int20–41–124–36–0
Turnovers21
Time of possession22:0537:55
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Monmouth Passing Frankie Weaver 20/41, 179 yards, INT
Rushing Elijah Jennings 12 carries, 78 yards, TD
Receiving Greg Genross 4 receptions, 39 yards
Tennessee Tech Passing Jax Leatherwood 24/35, 289 yards, 4 TD
Rushing M.J. Flowers 15 carries, 58 yards, TD
Receiving Gabe Nunez 6 receptions, 118 yards, TD
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at Chattanooga

See also: 2026 Chattanooga Mocs football team
No. 12 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (1–0) at Chattanooga Mocs (1–0) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Golden Eagles 0 7 10724
Mocs 3 3 039
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at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, Tennessee

  • Date: September 5
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 92 °F (33 °C) • Wind: SE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 6,869
  • Referee: Brian Hilpisch
  • TV: ESPN+
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Game information
First quarter
  • UTC – Jude Kelley 22-yard field goal, 1:00. Mocs 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 4:48.
Second quarter
  • TNTC – Marcus Harris II 1-yard run (Carter Brown kick), 1:16. Golden Eagles 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:21.
  • UTC – Jude Kelley 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Golden Eagles 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:11.
Third quarter
  • TNTC – Carter Brown 50-yard field goal, 6:58. Golden Eagles 10–6. Drive: 13 plays, 48 yards, 5:36.
  • TNTC – Maury Sullivan 16-yard pass from Jax Leatherwood (Carter Brown kick), 1:01. Golden Eagles 17–6. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:11.
Fourth quarter
  • UTC – Jude Kelley 39-yard field goal, 8:32. Golden Eagles 17–9. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:00.
  • TNTC – Gabe Nunez 11-yard pass from Jax Leatherwood (Carter Brown kick), 2:44. Golden Eagles 24–9. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:48.
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More information Statistics, TNTC ...
StatisticsTNTCUTC
First downs1313
Plays–yards61–23751–227
Rushes–yards29–7635–190
Passing yards16137
Passing: comp–att–int19–32–16–16–2
Turnovers12
Time of possession35:0524:55
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More information Team, Category ...
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Tennessee Tech Passing Jax Leatherwood 19/32, 161 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing M.J. Flowers 9 carries, 50 yards
Receiving Maury Sullivan 5 receptions, 68 yards, TD
Chattanooga Passing Battle Alberson 6/16, 37 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Journey Wyche 12 carries, 113 yards
Receiving Erik Bussmann 3 receptions, 17 yards
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Samford

See also: 2026 Samford Bulldogs football team
Samford Bulldogs (0–2) at No. 12 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (2–0) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 3 6 10019
No. 12 Golden Eagles 14 17 14045
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at Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, Tennessee

  • Date: September 12
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 3,428
  • Referee: Jake Grombach
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jacob Vinson (play-by-play) and Sam Brooks (analyst)
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Game information
First quarter
  • TNTC – Tre Holloway 48-yard pass from Jax Leatherwood (Carter Brown kick), 12:18. Golden Eagles 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:48.
  • TNTC – Qua Ashley 56-yard run (Carter Brown kick), 8:20. Golden Eagles 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:37.
  • SAM – Ty Ippolito 54-yard field goal, 4:07. Golden Eagles 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 39 yards, 4:13.
Second quarter
  • TNTC – Tre Holloway 43-yard pass from Jax Leatherwood (Carter Brown kick), 12:43. Golden Eagles 21–3. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:17.
  • TNTC – Tre Holloway 4-yard run (Carter Brown kick), 8:48. Golden Eagles 28–3. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 4:31.
  • SAM – Ty Ippolito 22-yard field goal, 4:55. Golden Eagles 28–6. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 3:53.
  • TNTC – Carter Brown 49-yard field goal, 1:01. Golden Eagles 31–6. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:54.
  • SAM – Ty Ippolito 58-yard field goal, 0:02. Golden Eagles 31–9. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 1:01.
Third quarter
  • SAM – Ty Ippolito 28-yard field goal, 11:28. Golden Eagles 31–12. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:32.
  • TNTC – Tre Holloway 76-yard punt return (Carter Brown kick), 7:29. Golden Eagles 38–12.
  • SAM – Gabarri Johnson 7-yard run (Ty Ippolito kick), 3:55. Golden Eagles 38–19. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:34.
  • TNTC – Joe Hall III 0-yard fumble return (Carter Brown kick), 0:51. Golden Eagles 45–19.
Fourth quarter
  • No scoring plays.
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More information Statistics, SAM ...
StatisticsSAMTNTC
First downs3218
Plays–yards75–32054–409
Rushes–yards25–3932–180
Passing yards281229
Passing: comp–att–int24–50–015–22–0
Turnovers10
Time of possession30:0229:58
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Samford Passing Gabarri Johnson 23/49, 245 yards
Rushing Ken Cherry 5 carries, 21 yards
Receiving Cayden Aukerman 3 receptions, 73 yards
Tennessee Tech Passing Jax Leatherwood 15/22, 229 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Qua Ashley 5 carries, 81 yards, TD
Receiving Tre Holloway 6 receptions, 124 yards, 2 TD
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at Wofford

See also: 2026 Wofford Terriers football team
No. 12 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (3–0) at Wofford Terriers (2–2) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Golden Eagles 0 0 000
Terriers 0 0 000
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at Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, South Carolina

  • Date: September 26
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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More information Statistics, TNTC ...
StatisticsTNTCWOF
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Tennessee Tech Passing
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Wofford Passing
Rushing
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at Western Carolina

See also: 2026 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (0–0) at Western Carolina Catamounts (0–0) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles 0 0 000
Catamounts 0 0 000
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at E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, North Carolina

  • Date: October 3
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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More information Statistics, TNTC ...
StatisticsTNTCWCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Tennessee Tech Passing
Rushing
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Western Carolina Passing
Rushing
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Furman

See also: 2026 Furman Paladins football team
Furman Paladins (0–0) at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (0–0) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Paladins 0 0 000
Golden Eagles 0 0 000
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at Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 10
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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More information Statistics, FUR ...
StatisticsFURTNTC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Furman Passing
Rushing
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Tennessee Tech Passing
Rushing
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Eastern Kentucky

See also: 2026 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0–0) at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (0–0) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colonels 0 0 000
Golden Eagles 0 0 000
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at Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 17
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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StatisticsEKUTNTC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Eastern Kentucky Passing
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Tennessee Tech Passing
Rushing
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at The Citadel

See also: 2026 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (0–0) at The Citadel Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles 0 0 000
Bulldogs 0 0 000
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at Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina

  • Date: October 24
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
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More information Statistics, TNTC ...
StatisticsTNTCCIT
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Tennessee Tech Passing
Rushing
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The Citadel Passing
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at East Tennessee State

See also: 2026 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (0–0) at East Tennessee State Buccaneers (0–0) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles 0 0 000
Buccaneers 0 0 000
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at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium • Johnson City, Tennessee

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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More information Statistics, TNTC ...
StatisticsTNTCETSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Tennessee Tech Passing
Rushing
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East Tennessee State Passing
Rushing
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VMI

See also: 2026 VMI Keydets football team
VMI Keydets (0–0) at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (0–0) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Keydets 0 0 000
Golden Eagles 0 0 000
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at Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 7
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
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Third quarter
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More information Statistics, VMI ...
StatisticsVMITNTC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
VMI Passing
Rushing
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Tennessee Tech Passing
Rushing
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Mercer

See also: 2026 Mercer Bears football team
Mercer Bears (0–0) at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (0–0) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 000
Golden Eagles 0 0 000
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at Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 14
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
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More information Statistics, MER ...
StatisticsMERTNTC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Mercer Passing
Rushing
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Tennessee Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving
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at Mississippi State (FBS)

See also: 2026 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (0–0) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles 0 0 000
Bulldogs (FBS) 0 0 000
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at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
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More information Statistics, TNTC ...
StatisticsTNTCMSST
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Tennessee Tech Passing
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Mississippi State Passing
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Rankings

Main article: 2026 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS1412121312
Coaches1513111010
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Notes

  1. [a]
    The game against Chattanooga, a fellow member of the Southern Conference, is a non-conference game and not count in the league standings.

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