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2025 Tennessee Tech

11–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Big South–OVC Football Association).

Schedule and results

Tennessee Tech in 2025, game by game: won vs. Cumberland (TN) 65–0; won vs. Chattanooga 45–17; won vs. Davidson 72–14; won at Tennessee State 35–8; won vs. Western Illinois 66–20; won at Charleston Southern 27–13; won at Lindenwood 52–28; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 42–23; won vs. Gardner-Webb 27–21; won at Eastern Illinois 21–9; lost at Kentucky 10–42; won vs. UT Martin 20–17; lost vs. North Dakota 6–31+65−32Won 65–0 vs. Cumberland (TN)+65Cumberland (TN)Won 45–17 vs. Chattanooga+28ChattanoogaWon 72–14 vs. Davidson+58DavidsonWon 35–8 at Tennessee State+27Tennessee StateWon 66–20 vs. Western Illinois+46Western IllinoisWon 27–13 at Charleston Southern+14Charleston Sout…Won 52–28 at Lindenwood+24LindenwoodWon 42–23 vs. Southeast Missouri State+19Southeast Misso…Won 27–21 vs. Gardner-Webb+6Gardner-WebbWon 21–9 at Eastern Illinois+12Eastern IllinoisLost 10–42 at Kentucky-32KentuckyWon 20–17 vs. UT Martin+3UT MartinLost 6–31 vs. North Dakota-25North Dakota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsCumberland (TN)W 65–⁠080%
Sep 6vsChattanoogaW 45–⁠1757%
Sep 13vsDavidsonW 72–⁠1478%
Sep 27atTennessee StateW 35–⁠855%
Oct 4vsWestern IllinoisW 66–⁠2085%
Oct 11atCharleston SouthernW 27–⁠1379%
Oct 18atLindenwoodW 52–⁠2864%
Oct 25vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 42–⁠2377%
Nov 1vsGardner-WebbW 27–⁠2177%
Nov 8atEastern IllinoisW 21–⁠980%
Nov 15atKentuckyL 10–⁠4240%
Nov 22vsUT MartinW 20–⁠1771%
Nov 29vsNorth DakotaFCS Championship – First RoundL 6–⁠3167%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota 31–⁠6 in the FCS Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Big South–OVC Football Association champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Big South–OVC Football Association champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Big South–OVC Football Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
488–⁠243
Coach
—
Elo
1429 +96 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.5 No. 22 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Brian Scott
Defensive coordinator
Chase Mummau

Leaders

Passing yardsKekoa Visperas QB2,780 yds
Passing touchdownsKekoa Visperas QB26 TD
Rushing yardsQuintell Quinn RB698 yds
Rushing touchdownsQ’Darryius Jennings RB10 TD
Receiving yardsMaury Sullivan WR596 yds
Receiving touchdownsNoah Robinson WR6 TD
TacklesAaron Swafford LB7 tkl
SacksStefon Young-Rolle DL0.5 sacks
InterceptionsAndrew Smith DB3 INT

Roster 117

The 2025 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 53 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 12

The 2025 portal
Richie Munoz QB★★★from Incarnate Word
Ahmad Haston QB★★★from Massachusetts
Brian Courtney TE★★★from Florida State
Greg Turner LB★★★from East Carolina
Kaleb Brown LB★★★from UTSA
Kaleb Purdy S★★★from Kansas
Kekoa Visperas QB★★★from Eastern Washington
Noah Robinson WR★★★from Robert Morris
Q’Darryius Jennings RB★★from Murray State
Jace Wilson QBfrom Texas Southern
Stefon Young-Rolle DLfrom Alabama State
Tyler Swann DLfrom Alabama State

Transfers out 4

Caldra Williford CB★★★to Baylor
Daniel Rickert DE★★★to Virginia
Cayman Spaulding LB★★★to Georgia Tech
Myles Parker DL★★★to Houston

2025 Big South–OVC Football Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee Tech8–⁠011–⁠2
UT Martin6–⁠26–⁠6
Gardner-Webb5–⁠37–⁠5
Lindenwood5–⁠36–⁠6
Charleston Southern4–⁠45–⁠7
Southeast Missouri State3–⁠54–⁠8
Western Illinois3–⁠54–⁠8
Eastern Illinois2–⁠63–⁠9
Tennessee State0–⁠82–⁠10

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