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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 6:00 pm | Wofford* | | OVCDN | L 7–21 | 9,066 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | at Austin Peay | | OVCDN | W 41–7 | 7,507 |
| September 17 | 5:00 pm | at Mercer* | | ESPN3 | L 27–34 | 9,772 |
| September 24 | 2:00 pm | at UT Martin | | 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 | | 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* | | SECN | L 0–55 | 98,343 |
| November 12 | 3:00 pm | at Tennessee State | | 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
Wofford
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Terriers
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
| Golden Eagles
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
At Austin Peay
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Golden Eagles
|
14
|
14
|
7
|
6 |
41 |
| Governors
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
At Mercer
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Golden Eagles
|
7
|
7
|
13
|
0 |
27 |
| Bears
|
3
|
7
|
14
|
10 |
34 |
At UT Martin
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Golden Eagles
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
14 |
23 |
| Skyhawks
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
16 |
44 |
Eastern Kentucky
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Total |
| Colonels
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
7 | 3 |
30 |
| Golden Eagles
|
7
|
10
|
3
|
7 | 6 |
33 |
At Jacksonville State
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Golden Eagles
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
| #3 Gamecocks
|
17
|
16
|
7
|
0 |
40 |
Eastern Illinois
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| #18 Panthers
|
0
|
13
|
14
|
3 |
30 |
| Golden Eagles
|
3
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
24 |
Southeast Missouri State
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Redhawks
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
20 |
| Golden Eagles
|
0
|
21
|
0
|
0 |
21 |
At Tennessee
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Golden Eagles
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
| Volunteers
|
21
|
17
|
7
|
10 |
55 |
At Tennessee State
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Golden Eagles
|
7
|
20
|
3
|
14 |
44 |
| Tigers
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
7 |
16 |
Murray State
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Racers
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
13 |
19 |
| Golden Eagles
|
13
|
21
|
7
|
14 |
55 |
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