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2011 Tennessee Tech

7–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Tennessee Tech in 2011, game by game: lost at Iowa 7–34; won vs. Maryville (TN) 56–7; won at Eastern Illinois 31–20; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 38–31; won at UT Martin 34–31; lost vs. Tennessee State 40–42; won at Jacksonville State 21–14; lost vs. Murray State 37–38; won at Eastern Kentucky 28–21; won vs. Austin Peay 49–7; lost vs. Central Arkansas 14–34+49−27Lost 7–34 at Iowa-27IowaWon 56–7 vs. Maryville (TN)+49Maryville (TN)Won 31–20 at Eastern Illinois+11Eastern IllinoisWon 38–31 vs. Southeast Missouri State+7Southeast Misso…Won 34–31 at UT Martin+3UT MartinLost 40–42 vs. Tennessee State-2Tennessee StateWon 21–14 at Jacksonville State+7Jacksonville St…Lost 37–38 vs. Murray State-1Murray StateWon 28–21 at Eastern Kentucky+7Eastern KentuckyWon 49–7 vs. Austin Peay+42Austin PeayLost 14–34 vs. Central Arkansas-20Central Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atIowaL 7–⁠3410%
Sep 8vsMaryville (TN)W 56–⁠774%
Sep 17atEastern IllinoisW 31–⁠2052%
Sep 24vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 38–⁠3163%
Oct 1atUT MartinW 34–⁠3142%
Oct 15vsTennessee StateL 40–⁠4271%
Oct 29atJacksonville StateW 21–⁠1436%
Nov 5vsMurray StateL 37–⁠3865%
Nov 12atEastern KentuckyW 28–⁠2140%
Nov 19vsAustin PeayW 49–⁠786%
Nov 26vsCentral ArkansasNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 14–⁠3446%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Central Arkansas 34–⁠14 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Ohio Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Ohio Valley Conference champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
355–⁠279
Coach
—
Elo
1373 +76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.6 No. 41 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Billy Taylor
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple 3–⁠4

2011 Ohio Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville State6–⁠27–⁠4
Tennessee Tech6–⁠27–⁠4
Eastern Kentucky6–⁠27–⁠5
Murray State5–⁠37–⁠4
Tennessee State4–⁠45–⁠6
UT Martin4–⁠45–⁠6
Southeast Missouri State2–⁠63–⁠8
Austin Peay2–⁠63–⁠8
Eastern Illinois1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.