2016 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–6 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach	Marcus Satterfield (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Justin Rascati (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Shawn Quinn (1st season)
Home stadium	Tucker Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Jacksonville State $^		7	–	0					10	–	2
UT Martin		6	–	2					7	–	5
Tennessee Tech		5	–	3					5	–	6
Tennessee State		4	–	3					7	–	4
Eastern Illinois		4	–	4					6	–	5
Murray State		4	–	4					4	–	7
SE Missouri State		3	–	5					3	–	8
Eastern Kentucky		2	–	6					3	–	8
Austin Peay		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University as a member of Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Marcus Satterfield, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 5–6 overall with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the OVC. Tennessee Tech played home games at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	Wofford*	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	L 7–21	9,066
September 10	6:00 pm	at Austin Peay	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	OVCDN	W 41–7	7,507
September 17	5:00 pm	at Mercer*	Moye Complex Macon, GA	ESPN3	L 27–34	9,772
September 24	2:00 pm	at UT Martin	Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	OVCDN	L 23–44	7,316
October 1	6:00 pm	Eastern Kentucky	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	W 33–30 OT	7,165
October 8	1:00 pm	at No. 3 Jacksonville State	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	L 21–40	16,092
October 15	6:00 pm	No. 18 Eastern Illinois	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	L 24–30	4,082
October 22	1:30 pm	Southeast Missouri State	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	W 21–20	9,332
November 5	3:00 pm	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	L 0–55	98,343
November 12	3:00 pm	at Tennessee State	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)	OVCDN	W 44–16	8,981
November 19	1:30 pm	Murray State	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	W 55–19	4,120
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries[edit]

Wofford[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	0	7	7	7	21
Golden Eagles	7	0	0	0	7

At Austin Peay[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	14	14	7	6	41
Governors	0	0	7	0	7

At Mercer[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	7	7	13	0	27
Bears	3	7	14	10	34

At UT Martin[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	6	3	0	14	23
Skyhawks	7	14	7	16	44

Eastern Kentucky[edit]

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Colonels	6	7	7	7	3	30
Golden Eagles	7	10	3	7	6	33

At Jacksonville State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	7	7	7	21
#3 Gamecocks	17	16	7	0	40

Eastern Illinois[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Panthers	0	13	14	3	30
Golden Eagles	3	14	0	7	24

Southeast Missouri State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	10	7	3	0	20
Golden Eagles	0	21	0	0	21

At Tennessee[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Volunteers	21	17	7	10	55

At Tennessee State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	7	20	3	14	44
Tigers	3	0	6	7	16

Murray State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	0	6	0	13	19
Golden Eagles	13	21	7	14	55

References[edit]