2021 Tennessee Tech
3–8 (1–5 Ohio Valley Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Virginia Lynchburg 56–13Oct 23
By 43 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Tennessee 0–56Sep 18
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Samford | L 14–52 | 27% |
| Sep 11 | vs Furman | L 0–26 | 39% |
| Sep 18 | at Tennessee | L 0–56 | 12% |
| Sep 25 | vs Eastern Illinois | L 14–28 | 60% |
| Oct 2 | vs Southeast Missouri State | W 28–17 | 35% |
| Oct 9 | at North Carolina Central | W 27–16 | 34% |
| Oct 16 | at Tennessee State | L 13–20 | 44% |
| Oct 23 | vsVirginia Lynchburg | W 56–13 | 85% |
| Nov 6 | at Murray State | L 27–32 | 38% |
| Nov 13 | vs UT Martin | L 3–42 | 26% |
| Nov 20 | at Austin Peay | L 20–48 | 18% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Austin Peay 48–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Ohio Valley Conference.
In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 1–5 6th in Ohio Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 202–350
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1157 −67 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −35.1 No. 102 of 128 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 156
- Offensive coordinator
- Doug Malone
- Defensive coordinator
- Donnie Suber
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–2–5
Top recruits in the 2021 class
| Logan Weedman OT | ★★★ | No. 2090 |
| Trey Lubin S | ★★★ | No. 2311 |
| Devin Miller WR | ||
| Junious Johnson WR | ||
| Lem Wash RB |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2021 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.817 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.807 |
| Whole class | 2 | 3.0 | 0.812 |
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.
2021 Ohio Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT Martin | 6–1 | 10–3 | |
| Murray State | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Austin Peay | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
| Tennessee State | 4–3 | 5–6 | |
| Southeast Missouri State | 4–4 | 4–7 | |
 Tennessee Tech | 1–5 | 3–8 | |
| Eastern Illinois | 1–6 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.