2012 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

American college football season

2012 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football

Conference| Ohio Valley Conference
Record| 3–8 (1–7 OVC)
Head coach|

* Watson Brown (6th season)

Offensive coordinator| Steven Brown (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Multiple spread
Defensive coordinator| Billy Taylor (5th season)
Base defense| Multiple 4–2–5
Home stadium| Tucker Stadium

Seasons

<- 2011

2013 ->

2012 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Eastern Illinois $^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
No. 22 Eastern Kentucky |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
UT Martin |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Jacksonville State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Tennessee State |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Murray State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Southeast Missouri State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Tennessee Tech |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Austin Peay |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University as a member of Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Watson Brown, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 3–8 overall with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the OVC. Tennessee Tech played home games at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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August 30| 7:00 pm| Hampton*|

* Tucker Stadium
* Cookeville, TN

| OVCDN| W 41–31| 10,130
September 6| 7:00 pm| North Greenville*|

* Tucker Stadium
* Cookeville, TN

| | W 42–14| 6,306
September 15| 2:00 pm| at No. 4 (FBS) Oregon*|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR

| P12N| L 14–63| 57,091
September 22| 6:00 pm| at Southeast Missouri State|

* Houck Stadium
* Cape Girardeau, MO

| | L 38–41 2OT| 8,327
September 29| 6:00 pm| at Murray State|

* Roy Stewart Stadium
* Murray, KY

| | L 35–70| 9,794
October 6| 7:00 pm| Jacksonville State|

* Tucker Stadium
* Cookeville, TN

| | L 28–37| 7,141
October 20| 7:00 pm| No. 23 Eastern Kentucky|

* Tucker Stadium
* Cookeville, TN

| | L 28–42| 5,668
October 27| 1:00 pm| at No. 21 Tennessee State|

* Hale Stadium
* Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)

| | L 21–22| 11,373
November 3| 1:30 pm| Eastern Illinois|

* Tucker Stadium
* Cookeville, TN

| | L 24–31| 8,968
November 10| 1:30 pm| No. 23 UT Martin|

* Tucker Stadium
* Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)

| | W 45–44 OT| 3,709
November 17| 1:00 pm| at Austin Peay|

* Governors Stadium
* Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)

| | L 31–38| 3,738

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## References

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1. ^ "2012 Golden Eagle Football Schedule". Tennessee Tech Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2022.

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Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football

Venues|

* Tucker Stadium (1966–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1972 Grantland Rice Bowl
* Austin Peay, Tennessee State, UT Martin: Sgt. York Trophy

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