1979 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

1979 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record1–8–2 (0–5–1 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTucker Stadium
1979 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Murray State $^ 6 0 09 2 1
No. 3 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 1 011 2 0
Morehead State 3 2 15 4 1
Western Kentucky 3 3 05 5 0
Austin Peay 2 4 07 4 0
Middle Tennessee 1 5 01 9 0
Tennessee Tech 0 5 11 8 2
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University (commonly referred to as Tennessee Tech) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Don Wade, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 1–8–2, with a mark of 0–5–1 in conference play, and finished last in the OVC.