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2024 Tennessee Tech

7–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Big South–OVC Football Association).

Schedule and results

Tennessee Tech in 2024, game by game: lost at Middle Tennessee 25–32; lost at No. 1 Georgia 3–48; won vs. Tennessee State 24–14; won at Gardner-Webb 52–21; lost vs. South Carolina State 20–22; lost at Southeast Missouri State 3–34; lost at Western Illinois 21–37; won vs. Charleston Southern 28–23; won vs. Lindenwood 52–10; won at Samford 27–7; won at UT Martin 10–9; won vs. Eastern Illinois 23–6+42−45Lost 25–32 at Middle Tennessee-7Middle TennesseeLost 3–48 at No. 1 Georgia-45No. 1 GeorgiaWon 24–14 vs. Tennessee State+10Tennessee StateWon 52–21 at Gardner-Webb+31Gardner-WebbLost 20–22 vs. South Carolina State-2South Carolina …Lost 3–34 at Southeast Missouri State-31Southeast Misso…Lost 21–37 at Western Illinois-16Western IllinoisWon 28–23 vs. Charleston Southern+5Charleston Sout…Won 52–10 vs. Lindenwood+42LindenwoodWon 27–7 at Samford+20SamfordWon 10–9 at UT Martin+1UT MartinWon 23–6 vs. Eastern Illinois+17Eastern Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atMiddle TennesseeL 25–⁠3220%
Sep 7at1GeorgiaL 3–⁠483%
Sep 21vsTennessee StateW 24–⁠1455%
Sep 28atGardner-WebbW 52–⁠2131%
Oct 5vsSouth Carolina StateL 20–⁠2264%
Oct 12atSoutheast Missouri StateL 3–⁠3428%
Oct 19atWestern IllinoisL 21–⁠3763%
Oct 26vsCharleston SouthernW 28–⁠2371%
Nov 2vsLindenwoodW 52–⁠1061%
Nov 9atSamfordW 27–⁠741%
Nov 16atUT MartinW 10–⁠927%
Nov 23vsEastern IllinoisW 23–⁠674%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Eastern Illinois 23–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; Big South–OVC Football Association champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Big South–OVC Football Association champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Southeast Missouri State, Tennessee State and UT Martin

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Big South–OVC Football Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
288–⁠263
Coach
—
Elo
1350 +92 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.0 No. 27 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Brian Scott
Defensive coordinator
Greg Jones

Leaders

Passing yardsJordyn Potts QB973 yds
Passing touchdownsJordyn Potts QB6 TD
Rushing yardsJalen Mitchell RB785 yds
Rushing touchdownsJalen Mitchell RB5 TD
Receiving yardsD.J. Linkins WR631 yds
Receiving touchdownsAshton Maples WR3 TD
TacklesCayman Spaulding LB14 tkl
SacksAaron Swafford LB1 sacks
InterceptionsOmari Philyaw DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

D’Arious Reed WR★★★No. 1919

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.840

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.

Transfers in 7

The 2024 portal
Coby Walton QB★★★from Georgia Southern
James Edwards CB★★★from App State
Jameson Wharton CB★★★from Vanderbilt
Omari Philyaw CB★★★from App State
Taylor Love LB★★★from Tulane
Luke Shields WRfrom Virginia Tech
Ty Moss Sfrom East Carolina

Transfers out 4

Gerald Kilgore S★★★to South Carolina
Jyron Gilmore CB★★★to Georgia State
Ellis Adams OL★★★to Middle Tennessee
Justin Pegues RBto Bowling Green

2024 Big South–OVC Football Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southeast Missouri State6–⁠29–⁠4
Tennessee State6–⁠29–⁠4
UT Martin6–⁠29–⁠5
Tennessee Tech6–⁠27–⁠5
Lindenwood4–⁠45–⁠7
Western Illinois3–⁠54–⁠8
Gardner-Webb3–⁠54–⁠8
Eastern Illinois2–⁠63–⁠9
Charleston Southern0–⁠81–⁠11

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