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2019 Tennessee Tech

6–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Tennessee Tech in 2019, game by game: won vs. Samford 59–58; lost at Miami (OH) 17–48; won vs. UVA Wise 31–14; won at Western Illinois 38–24; won at Eastern Illinois 40–29; lost at Southeast Missouri State 37–43; lost vs. UT Martin 14–55; lost vs. Austin Peay 21–58; won at Murray State 17–7; won vs. Jacksonville State 37–27; lost at Eastern Kentucky 10–22; lost vs. Tennessee State 27–37+17−41Won 59–58 vs. Samford+1SamfordLost 17–48 at Miami (OH)-31Miami (OH)Won 31–14 vs. UVA Wise+17UVA WiseWon 38–24 at Western Illinois+14Western IllinoisWon 40–29 at Eastern Illinois+11Eastern IllinoisLost 37–43 at Southeast Missouri State-6Southeast Misso…Lost 14–55 vs. UT Martin-41UT MartinLost 21–58 vs. Austin Peay-37Austin PeayWon 17–7 at Murray State+10Murray StateWon 37–27 vs. Jacksonville State+10Jacksonville St…Lost 10–22 at Eastern Kentucky-12Eastern KentuckyLost 27–37 vs. Tennessee State-10Tennessee State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsSamfordW 59–⁠5830%
Sep 7atMiami (OH)L 17–⁠489%
Sep 14vsUVA WiseW 31–⁠1457%
Sep 21atWestern IllinoisW 38–⁠2426%
Sep 28atEastern IllinoisW 40–⁠2945%
Oct 5atSoutheast Missouri StateL 37–⁠4327%
Oct 12vsUT MartinL 14–⁠5545%
Oct 26vsAustin PeayL 21–⁠5836%
Nov 2atMurray StateW 17–⁠730%
Nov 9vsJacksonville StateW 37–⁠2735%
Nov 16atEastern KentuckyL 10–⁠2234%
Nov 23vsTennessee StateL 27–⁠3770%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee State 37–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The tied 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 5th in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
348–⁠422
Coach
—
Elo
1186 +49 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.7 No. 78 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 247
Offensive coordinator
Tre Lamb
Defensive coordinator
Donnie Suber

Leaders

Passing yardsBailey Fisher QB87 yds
Passing touchdownsLuke Ward QB2 TD
Rushing yardsDavid Gist RB34 yds
Receiving yardsSeth Huner WR44 yds
Receiving touchdownsAustin Hicks WR1 TD
TacklesSeth Carlisle LB11 tkl

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Heath Price ATH★★No. 3886
Miles Younger WDE
Clay Massengille ILB
Michael Dixon WDE
Ellis Adams OL

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Athletes and specialists12.00.750

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2019 Ohio Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Austin Peay7–⁠111–⁠4
Southeast Missouri State7–⁠19–⁠4
UT Martin6–⁠27–⁠5
Eastern Kentucky5–⁠37–⁠5
Tennessee Tech3–⁠56–⁠6
Jacksonville State3–⁠56–⁠6
Murray State2–⁠64–⁠8
Tennessee State2–⁠63–⁠9
Eastern Illinois1–⁠71–⁠11

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