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Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle Football OVC Champions: 1952, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1975, 2011 Game Number 4 vs. Murray State / Sept. 26, 2015 2015 SCHEDULE (1-2 / 0-0 Ohio Valley) Golden Eagles open conference play on Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 5 at Houston L, 52-24 the road against Murray State Racers Sept. 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 Stewart Stadium (16,800) / Murray, Ky. / 6 p.m. CT Kickoff Sept. 19 MERCER W, 29-22 Sept. 26 at Murray State * 6 p.m. THIS WEEK: With its first victory of the Oct. 3 UT MARTIN * 6 p.m. season in the books, the Golden Eagle Oct. 8 at Eastern Kentucky * 6 p.m. football team turns its attention to the Oct. 17 JACKSONVILLE STATE * 6 p.m. Ohio Valley Conference with a league Oct. 31 at Southeast Missouri * 1 p.m. opener at Murray State Saturday night. MURRAY STATE TENNESSEE TECH Nov. 14 AUSTIN PEAY * 1:30 p.m. The Racers, who have beaten Tech the RACERS GOLDEN EAGLES Nov. 21 TENNESSEE STATE * 2:30 p.m. (1-2/0-0 OVC) (1-2/0-0 OVC) * Ohio Valley Conference game / All times listed are Central last four times the teams have played in Stewart Stadium, come into the game Enrollment: 11,207 Enrollment: 11,339 QUICK FACTS having lost back-to-back road contests to Website: goracers.com Website: TTUsports.com Location: Cookeville, Tenn. 38501 FBS teams from the tough Mid-America Last Game: Sept. 19, 2015 Last Game: Sept, 19, 2015 Founded: 1915 Conference. L, 52-20 at Western Michigan W, 29-22 vs. Mercer Enrollment: 11,339 Streak: Lost 2 Streak: Won 1 At Home: 1-0 in 2015 On Road: 0-2 in 2015 Nickname: Golden Eagles HOW TO TUNE IN: Fans who cannot Coach: Mitch Stewart Coach: Watson Brown Colors: Purple and Gold (PMS 109, 266) attend in person can listen to the game Home Field: Tucker Stadium / Overall Field (16,500) on the Golden Eagle Sports Network Surface: 24-7 with Roger Ealey and Buddy Pearson in the press box calling the action, and Dylan Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Vazzano on the sidelines. The broadcast begins at 5:30 p.m. CT on 98.5 KISS FM. The Conference: Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) game will be streamed live by the American Sports Network, and also shown on the Last Year’s Record: 5-7 overall / 4-4 OVC OVC Digital Network. Lettermen Returning/Lost: 50 / 23 President: Dr. Phil Oldham (Freed-Hardeman, 1980) UP IN THE AIR: Saturday’s game will feature the top two quarterbacks in the Ohio Director of Athletics: Mark Wilson (Maine, 1991) Valley Conference and the top two passing attacks in the league. Ticket Office Phone: (931) 372-3940 OVC OPENERS ON THE ROAD: Tech opens Ohio Valley Conference play on the road FOOTBALL STAFF for the eighth time in Watson Brown’s nine seasons as Golden Eagle head coach. Head Coach: Watson Brown (Vanderbilt, 1973) (31st season as head coach/9th at TTU) HUGE NIGHT FOR KRYS: Junior Krys Cates became the second Golden Eagle receiv- Assistant Coaches/Staff: er in the first three weeks of the season to put up sensational numbers and earn OVC Dewayne Alexander (Tech, 1988) .....................Offensive Line Offensive Player of the Week honors. Brock McCoin did it in the opener at Houston. Sam Williamson (UAB, 2005) ..........................Defensive Line Cates had career-highs of seven catches, 197 yards and two touchdowns in the 29-22 Steven Brown (Tech, 2007)........ Quarterbacks/Runningbacks win over Mercer. Donn Landholm (Wayne State, 1979) .......Inside Linebackers Pat Donohoe (Wayne State, 1976) .................Defensive Ends DEFENSIVE NUMBERS: Three Golden Eagle defenders reached double figures Matt Forrest (Huntingdon College, 2010) .............. Tight Ends in tackles against Mercer, led by Tra’Darius Goff with a career-high tying 16. Jay Justin Matheny (Tech, 2013) ..................................... Safeties Rudwall added 13 and Jordan Patrick had 10 stops for the second week in a row in Sidney Powell (Morehouse, 1997) ......................... Secondary double figures. Taylor Hennigan (Tech, 2012) ..............................Cornerbacks Price Partrick (Tech, 2014) .......................................Receivers QUICK HITS: Jim Hensel (Northern Colorado, 1992) .................. Specialists t Jared Davis now has 2,499 yards in total offense. On the career passing charts, Davis owns 2,481 yards, and can move ahead of Darian Stone and move into 10th MEDIA RELATIONS place in school history with 273 more passing yards. Contact: Rob Schabert (St. Cloud State,1977) t Jared Davis has now led Tech on four fourth-quarter scoring drives that either Office: (931) 372-3088 Mobile: (931) 267-1065 Email: [email protected] won the game, or forced an overtime that led to a Tech victory. Secondary contact: Mike Lehman (Northern Illinois, 2012) t Ladarius Vanlier ranks third in career all-purpose yards with 4,107, passing Mi- Office: (931) 372-6139 Mobile: (931) 319-3975 chael Penix on the all-time list. Email: [email protected] t Tech owns a 43-36-1 advantage in the all-time series with Murray State, but the Twitter: @TTUGoldenEagles Facebook: TTU Sports Racers have won the last four meetings on the turf of Stewart Stadium. TTU Media Relations Web site: TTUsports.com Facebook: TTU Sports FIRST AND 10 Twitter: @TTUGoldenEagles GOING TO EXTREMES — Tennessee Tech goes to both extremes in its opponents Assistant A.D. for Sports Information/ from last week to this week. Last week, Mercer became the newest opponent in Tech’s Primary Football Contact history as the teams met for the first time. This week, the Golden Eagles faces their Rob Schabert ([email protected]) oldest existing rivalry, having faced Murray State exactly 80 times throughout the Office Phone: 931-372-3088 past 85 years. Cell Phone: 931-267-1065 THE SERIES — Tennessee Tech holds a seven-win edge over Murray State, with a Assistant/Secondary Football Contact 43-36-1 all-time record in a series which dates all the way back to 1930. Murray has a Mike Lehman ([email protected]) 22-20 advantage on its home field. Office Phone: 931-372-6139 Cell Phone: 931-319-3975 1930: @Tech ........ 26-6 1963: Murray ....28-27 1991: Tech ......... 45-7* 1931: Tech ........... 19-7 1964: @Murray .28-21 1992: @Tech ......35-10 1932: @Tie ..............0-0 1965: Tech .........23-14 1993: Tech .........31-16 FOLLOWING TECH 1933: Murray .........9-6 1966: @Tech ....51-13* 1994: @Tech ......38-21 1934: @Murray ... 40-7 1967: @Tech ......22-21 1995: Murray ....45-14 HOME GAMES ON TV: All of Tech’s home games 1935: Murray ...... 13-0 1968: Murray ...... 19-0 1996: @Murray ... 41-3 can be viewed LIVE, with three on WCTE-TV in the 1936: Murray ....47-0# 1969: @Tech ......28-21 1997: Tech .........16-13 mid-state and Metro Nashville region. Sam Brooks 1937: @Murray ... 14-6 1970: Tech ........... 21-7 1998: @Murray ... 23-3 will call the action, along with Tim Scruggs. 1941: %Tech........ 14-6 1971: @Tech ........ 27-3 1999: Murray ....22-11 1942: %Tech........ 19-6 1972: Tech ........... 10-0 2000: @Tech ......36-21 1945: Murray ...... 13-7 1973: @Murray .18-17 TWO GAMES ON ESPN3: Two of Tech’s games 2001: Tech .........15-12 1946: %Murray 20-13 1974: Tech ........... 26-0 (Houston Sept. 5 and UT Martin Oct. 3) will be 2002: @Murray .31-14 1947: Murray .........7-2 1975: @Tech ........ 14-7 aired on ESPN3. 2003: Tech .........49-24 1948: @Murray ... 34-6 1976: Tech ........... 24-7 2004: @Murray .34-15 1949: Murray ...... 26-7 1977: @Tech ......21-19 TWO GAMES ON ASN: Two other games will be 2005: Tech .........42-21 1950: @Murray ......6-0 1978: Tech .........24-14 2006: @Tech ......20-14 aired by the American Sports Network (Murray 1951: Murray ...... 20-7 1979: @Murray ... 24-3 State Sept. 26) and Tennessee State (Nov. 21). 2007: Tech .........48-24 1952: @Tech ........ 14-3 1980: Murray ...... 10-3 2008: @Murray .51-21 1953: Tech ..............9-0 1981: @Murray .15-10 2009: Tech .........45-14 VIDEO STREAMING: Eight of Tech’s 11 games will 1954: @Murray .19-12 1982: Tech ........... 10-3 2010: @Murray .44-13 be streamed LIVE on the Internet via the OVC Digi- 1955: Tech ........... 20-7 1983: @Murray ... 20-6 2011: Murray ....38-37 tal Network. Check the OVC website (OVCsports. 1956: @Murray ... 34-7 1984: Murray ...... 37-0 2012: @Murray .70-35 com) for details on how to view games. The service 1957: Tech .........26-14 1985: @Murray .29-21 2013: @ Murray 35-24 is free. 1958: @Tech ......15-14 1986: @Murray .23-16 2014: Tech .. 30-27 OT 1959: Tech .........29-16 1987: Murray ....24-21 RADIO BROADCASTS: Tennessee Tech football 1960: @Tech ......14-12 1988: @Tech ......16-13 In Cookeville: 23-15 games are carried live on the Golden Eagle Sports 1961: Tech ........... 27-8 1989: Tech .........21-20 In Murray: 20-22-1 Network, hosted by Zimmer Broadcasting. 98.5 1962: @Tech ......16-12 1990: @Tech ........ 16-3 KISS FM in Cookeville will serve as the network’s originating station. Roger Ealey and Buddy Pear- TECH LAST WEEK — Junior Krys Cates caught his second touchdown pass of the son will call the action from the press box, with night with 1:47 to play, then grabbed the two-point conversion to help lift Tennessee sideline reports from Dylan Vazzano. Tech to a 29-22 non-conference victory over Mercer Saturday night in front of 9,028 ON THE INTERNET: The broadcasts of Tech games fans in Tech’s Tucker Stadium home opener. can also be heard on the Internet. The broadcasts Cates caught seven passes for a career-high 197 yards and two touchdowns and will be streamed on www.985KISSFM.com.