2021 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

The 2021 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dewayne Alexander, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the OVC. Tech Golden played home games at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee.

2021 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	3–8 (1–5 OVC)
Head coach	Dewayne Alexander (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Malone (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Donnie Suber (4th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Tucker Stadium
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 UT Martin $^		5	–	1					10	–	3
Southeast Missouri State		4	–	2					4	–	7
Austin Peay		4	–	2					6	–	5
Tennessee State		3	–	3					5	–	6
Murray State		3	–	3					6	–	5
Eastern Illinois		1	–	5					1	–	10
Tennessee Tech		1	–	5					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at Samford*	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	L 14–52	3,177
September 11	1:30 p.m.	Furman*	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+	L 0–26	8,911
September 18	11:00 a.m.	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPN+/SECN+	L 0–56	80,053
September 25	1:30 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+	L 14–28	3,125
October 2	1:30 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+	W 28–17	3,655
October 9	1:00 p.m.	at North Carolina Central*	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN+	W 27–16	2,810
October 16	2:00 p.m.	at Tennessee State	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	L 13–20 OT	2,420
October 23	1:30 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+	W 56–13	3,487
November 6	1:00 p.m.	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+	L 27–32	6,506
November 13	1:30 p.m.	No. 13 UT Martin	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN+	L 3–42	9,604
November 20	2:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	ESPN3	L 20–48	5,237
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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