Golden Eagle Football 10 Ohio Valley Conference Championships | 30 All-Americans | Four Postseason Appearances
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TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLE FOOTBALL 10 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 30 ALL-AMERICANS | FOUR POSTSEASON APPEARANCES GAME 1 2018 SCHEDULE TENNESSEE TECH vs. CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE TECH (0-0, 0-0 OVC) 8/30 at Chattanooga 6 p.m. THURSDAY, AUG. 30 | 6 P.M. CT | CHATTANOOGA, TENN. 9/6 Kennesaw State (ESPNU) 6 p.m. 9/13 at Utah State 7 p.m. FINLEY STADIUM (20,668) 9/22 at Jacksonville State* 6 p.m. 9/29 Eastern Illinois* 6 p.m. VIDEO: ESPN3 10/6 Southeast Missouri* 6 p.m. 10/13 OPEN Play-By-Play: Chris Goforth, Analyst: Scott McMahen 10/20 at Tennesse State*^ 4:30 p.m. 10/27 at Austin Peay* 4 p.m. RADIO: GOLDEN EAGLE SPORTS NETWORK 11/3 Murray State* 1:30 p.m. 11/10 at UT Martin* 2 p.m. Play-By-Play: Roger Ealey, Analyst: Dylan Vazzano 11/17 Eastern Kentucky* 1:30 p.m. GOLDEN EAGLES MOCS CHATTANOOGA (0-0, 0-0 SoCON) 2017 Record/OVC Record: 1-10/1-7 OVC 2017 Record/OVC Record: 3-8/3-5 OVC 8/30 Tennessee Tech 6 p.m. STATS FCS/AFCA Coaches Poll: NR/NR STATS FCS/AFCA Coaches Poll: NR/NR 9/8 at The Citadel* 5 p.m. Head Coach: Dewayne Alexander Head Coach: Tom Arth 9/15 at UT Martin 3 p.m. Record at Tennessee Tech (Years) 0-0 (1st) Record at Chattanooga (Years) 3-8 (2nd) 9/22 Samford* 6 p.m. Career Record (Years) 41-33 (8th) Career Record (Years) 43-16 (6th) 9/29 at East Tennessee State* 6:30 p.m. 10/6 Wofford* 2 p.m. INSIDE THE SERIES 10/13 at Western Carolina* 2:30 p.m. 10/20 OPEN OVERALL: 40th meeting (Chattanooga leads 29-10) 10/27 VMI* 2 p.m. FIRST MEETING: 9/23/1938 in Chattanooga (L, 27-6) 11/3 at Furman* Noon LAST MEETING: 11/15/2014 in Cookeville (L, 38-17) 11/10 Mercer* Noon 11/17 at South Carolina TBA CURRENT STREAK: Chattanooga, Won 3 LONGEST WINNING STREAK: Won 3, 2002/2003/2004 ^ Nissan Stadium - Nashville, Tenn. LONGEST LOSING STREAK: Lost 10, 1938/1939/1940/1941/1942/1945/1946/1947/1948/1 * Conference game 957 Bold indicates home game IN CHATTANOOGA: Chattanooga leads 16-8 Rankings listed are STATS FCS/AFCA Coaches SERIES NOTES: Tennessee Tech and Chattanooga will meet for the 40th time on Thursday All Times Central night in the first game of the season for both teams. This will be the eighth time that these RANKINGS: Neither team is currently ranked or receiving votes in the current two teams have faced in Tech’s first game of the season. The Golden Eagles are 1-6 against STATS FCS and AFCA Coaches’ Poll. the Mocs in season openers, the lone win coming in 2002. Chattanooga leads the all-time series 29-10 and has won the last three meetings in the series. Tennessee Tech last defeat- NEXT GAME: The Golden Eagles will return home to open their Tucker Stadium ed the Mocs 52-34 in Cookeville in 2004, the final game of a three-game winning streak. slate with a visit from Kennesaw State. Tech trails the series with the Owls 1-0 The Golden Eagles are 3-3 in their last six meetings with Chattanooga since 2000. The following their first meeting in the 2017 campaign. The Owls won the game 27-14 Mocs won the most recent game 38-17 in 2014 in Cookeville. Tennessee Tech head coach on Sept. 9 in front of 8,418 fans. Dewayne Alexander has faced Chattanooga once as a head coach, taking his Cumberland University team to Finley Stadium on Sept. 6, 2008, falling 47-6. Chattanooga head coach Tom Arth has never faced the Golden Eagles. SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK: @TTUGoldenEagles TWITTER: @TNTechFootball INSTAGRAM: tntech_football TENNESSEE TECH FOOTBALL MEDIA AVAILABILIY AND RESOURCES TENNESSEE TECH FOOTBALL PRACTICE All Tennessee Tech football practices are open to the public and media. However, all interview requests for coaches and players must come through the Sports Information office and football contacts Thomas Corhern and Mike Lehman. Interviews will not be held during practice unless permitted by Coach Alexander and his staff. OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE Coach Alexander will participate weekly on the Ohio Valley Conference’s football teleconference. That will be held every Tuesday morning during the season, starting at 10 a.m. On the week of Oct. 22, the call will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 24 due to OVC Basketball Media Day in Evansville, Ind. Coach Alexander will appear at the 10:56 a.m. timeslot. To access the call, dial 1-615-280-8014. Contact Kyle Schwartz at the OVC ([email protected]) or Thomas Corhern at Tech ([email protected]) for the teleconference passcode. PHONE INTERVIEWS Requests for phone interviews with coaches and players must be made to football contact Thomas Corhern -- (931) 372-6139 or [email protected] -- or Sports Information Director Mike Lehman -- (931) 372-3088 or [email protected]. Requests will then be submitted to Coach Alexander for approval and scheduling. Please also provide a number for the interview subject to contact as personal numbers will not be provided. IN-PERSON INTERVIEWS Requests for in-person interviews with coaches and players must be made to football contact Thomas Corhern -- (931) 372-6139 or [email protected] -- or Sports Infor- mation Director Mike Lehman -- (931) 372-3088 or [email protected]. Requests will then be submitted to Coach Alexander for approval and scheduling. Please note that post-practice interviews will be preferred. TTUSPORTS.COM The online home of Golden Eagle Athletics, the TTUsports.com website provides up-to-date information on all of Tennessee Tech’s varsity teams, including recaps, bios, statis- tics, media guides/record books and more. For football, the site’s page contains the latest rosters, coaching staff information, notes and schedule. OVCSPORTS.COM The website for the Ohio Valley Conference contains in-depth information for all of the member institutions, as well as record books for all of the league’s participating sports. TENNESSEE TECH SPORTS INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR MIKE LEHMAN THOMAS CORHERN NATE PERRY DYLAN VAZZANO (Baseball, Men’s Basket- (Football, Softball) (Women’s Basketball, (Women’s Soccer, Men’s ball, Men’s Golf, Women’s (931) 372-6139 Volleyball, Cross Country, Tennis) Golf) [email protected] Track and Field) (931) 372-3883 (931) 372-3088 (931) 372-6139 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] CREDENTIALS Media seeking credentials should contact football contact Thomas Corhern -- (931) 372-6139 / [email protected] -- or Sports Information Director Mike Lehman -- (931) 372-3088 / [email protected]. Media will call is located on the west side of Tucker Stadium. 2 #WINGSUP GAME 1 | AUG. 30, 2018 | @ CHATTANOOGA NEW ERA BEGINS: Thursday’s game marks the first game for Dewayne Alexander as the head coach of the Tennessee Tech football team. Alexander is in his fourth tenure with the Golden Eagles, serving as a GA running QUICK FACTS backs coach in 1997-98, defensive line coach in 2002-03, assistant head coach and offensive line coach from 2013-15 and was the acting head coach after Watson Brown resigned in 2015. Following the Marcus Satterfield’s THE UNIVERSITY run in 2016 and 2017, Alexander became the Golden Eagles’ 12th head football coach on Dec. 22, 2017. Location Cookeville, Tenn. Enrollment 10,504 EVERY GAME IS HOMECOMING: With the return of Dewayne Alexander as Tech’s head coach, the Golden Ea- Founded March 27, 1915 gles also have five additional coaches who either played or coached at Tennessee Tech -- associate head coach/ Conference Ohio Valley tight ends coach Doug Malone, offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Tre Lamb, linebackers coach Bruce Colors Purple (PMS 266) and Gold (PMS 109) Hatfield, outside linebackers coach/special teams coordinator Taylor Hennigan (son of Tech football legend Nickname Golden Eagles Mike Hennigan) and defensive line coach Sam Williamson. Tech’s Director of Football Operations and Leadership President Dr. Philip Oldham Development Chip Pugh was also the former Director of Athletic Development, while Academics Coordinator Director of Athletics Mark Wilson Cody Matthews is a former Golden Eagle player. Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Jeff Roberts FOOTBALL HISTORY First Season 1922 COACHING ASSIGNMENTS All-Time Record 420-506-31 All-Time OVC Record 214-253-3 First Year of Division I FCS 1978 Dewayne Alexander - Head Coach Sideline Division I FCS Record 178-269-2 Doug Malone - Associate Head Coach/Tight Ends Sideline OVC Championships 10 Tre Lamb - Offensive Coordinator Booth All-Americans 30 Donnie Suber - Defensive Coordinator Sideline Postseason Appearances 4 Dominique Davenport - Running Backs Booth FCS Playoff Appearances 1 Bruce Hatfield - Linebackers Booth Taylor Hennigan - Ouside Linebackers/Special Teams Sideline COACHING STAFF Head Coach Dewayne Alexander Fred Marshall - Cornerbacks Booth Alma Mater Tennessee Tech, 1989 Adam Mims - Wide Receivers Sideline Collegiate Career Record (Years) 41-33 (8th) Jake Thornton - Offensive Line Sideline Tennessee Tech Record (Years) 0-0 (1st) Sam Williamson - Defensive Line Sideline Offensive Coordinator Tre Lamb Alma Mater Tennessee Tech, 2013 Defensive Coordinator Donnie Suber Alma Mater Georgia Southern, 2013 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE TEAM INFORMATION 2017 Overall Record 1-10 1 DAMI ADEKUNJO (DAH-me) (ah-dey-KOON-joe) 2017 OVC Record/Finish 1-7/Ninth 2 ADERICK Moore (uh-DARE-ick) 10 Nick MADONIA (muh-DOAN-yuh) 13 Chris MCELDERRY (mick-EL-dur-ree) 15 MACKELL Pippen (muh-KELL) 2017 OVC STANDINGS 21 David GIST (hard ‘G’) 22 Boyd (kin-TAY-vee-us) QUINTAVIOUS School Overall OVC 29 Adam SWAYZE (SWAY-zee) 31 Eriq FADAHUNSI (FAHD-ah-HOON-see) Jacksonville State 10-2 8-0 36 Cole HUNER (HUGH-ner) Austin Peay 8-4 7-1 37 KALIB Graves (cuh-LEEB) Eastern Illinois 6-5 5-3 38 DI’ANDRE Johnson (dee-ON-dray) UT Martin 6-5 4-4 41 Ethan GUINN (GWIN) Eastern Kentucky 4-7 3-5 56 Michael SCAVO (SKA-voh) Southeast Missouri 3-8 3-5 58 TRAE LATHAM (TRAY) (LAY-thum) Tennessee State 6-5 2-5 65 Xavier SCHLUETER (SCHLOO-ter) Murray State 3-8 2-5 67 Riley BODINE (BO-deen) Tennessee Tech 1-10 1-7 72 MACKENAN Thompson (mack-KEN-in) 74 McKenize VIAU (VEE-oh) 75 SCHAEFER ALMOYAN (SHAY-fur) (al-MOY-un) 82 Seth HUNER (HUGH-ner) 84 Clint ZIERKE (ZUR-key) 86 Taylor UBERTI (you-BUR-tee) 88 D.J.