Tennessee Tech vs. Western Carolina

Tennessee Tech and Western Carolina have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1977; Tennessee Tech leads the series 3–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Tennessee Tech 3–⁠2.

Tennessee Tech wins
3
Western Carolina wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1977
Longest streak
2 Tennessee Tech
Current streak
1 Western Carolina
Last 10 meetings
Tennessee Tech 3–⁠2
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s2–⁠1
1980s1–⁠0
2020s0–⁠1
Average margin
15.8 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Tennessee Tech
1–⁠1 Tennessee Tech’s record at home
At Western Carolina
1–⁠2 Western Carolina’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Tennessee Tech’s biggest win1977: Tennessee Tech 41, Western Carolina 21by 20 points
  2. Western Carolina’s biggest win2026: Western Carolina 44, Tennessee Tech 20by 24 points
  3. Upset1980: Tennessee Tech 26, Western Carolina 10Tennessee Tech had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1978: Tennessee Tech 22, Western Carolina 20Tennessee Tech had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Tennessee Tech and Western Carolina, 1977 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 3, 2026Western Carolina 44, Tennessee Tech 20at Western Carolina
Sep 13, 1980Tennessee Tech 26, Western Carolina 10at Western Carolina
Sep 8, 1979Western Carolina 24, Tennessee Tech 7at Tennessee Tech
Sep 9, 1978Tennessee Tech 22, Western Carolina 20at Western Carolina
Sep 10, 1977Tennessee Tech 41, Western Carolina 21at Tennessee Tech

Every game is listed as played on the field.