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1980 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (1–6 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTucker Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Western Kentucky $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. T–10 Murray State 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Austin Peay 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Akron 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Morehead State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Middle Tennessee 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Tennessee Tech 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Don Wade, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished last in the OVC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Western Carolina*
W 26–109,313[1]
September 20at Northeast Missouri State*
W 28–20[2]
September 27No. 1 Murray State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 3–1013,600[3]
October 4at Tennessee–Martin*
W 30–287,750[4]
October 11No. 7 (D-II) Jacksonville State*
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 3–78,000[5]
October 18No. 4 Western Kentucky
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 17–2811,600[6]
October 25at Morehead State
W 31–29[7]
November 1at No. 7 (D-II) Troy State
L 3–528,100[8]
November 8No. T–5 Eastern Kentucky
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 7–486,000[9]
November 15at Austin Peay
L 10–13[10]
November 22at Middle Tennessee
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 7–21[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Anderson boots Tech to victory". The Tennessean. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tennessee Tech triumphs". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Defense leads No. 1 Murray to 10–3 win". The Courier-Journal. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tennessee Tech trips Pacers". The Jackson Sun. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Big-play defense sends Jax State past Tech, 7–3". The Anniston Star. October 12, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "TTU loses homecoming". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Morehead defeated". The Advocate-Messenger. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee Tech walloped". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Eastern's defense, offense turn Tennessee Tech 48–7". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Govs battle back". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "MTSU tops Tennessee Tech". The Tennessean. November 23, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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