2012 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

2012 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	3–8 (1–7 OVC)
Head coach	Watson Brown (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steven Brown (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple spread
Defensive coordinator	Billy Taylor (5th season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–2–5
Home stadium	Tucker Stadium

2012 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Illinois $^		6	–	1					7	–	5
No. 22 Eastern Kentucky		6	–	2					8	–	3
UT Martin		6	–	2					8	–	3
Jacksonville State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Tennessee State		4	–	3					8	–	3
Murray State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Southeast Missouri State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Tennessee Tech		1	–	7					3	–	8
Austin Peay		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University as a member of Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Watson Brown, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 3–8 overall with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the OVC. Tennessee Tech played home games at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	Hampton*	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	W 41–31	10,130
September 6	7:00 pm	North Greenville*	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN		W 42–14	6,306
September 15	2:00 pm	at No. 4 (FBS) Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	L 14–63	57,091
September 22	6:00 pm	at Southeast Missouri State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO		L 38–41 2OT	8,327
September 29	6:00 pm	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY		L 35–70	9,794
October 6	7:00 pm	Jacksonville State	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN		L 28–37	7,141
October 20	7:00 pm	No. 23 Eastern Kentucky	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN		L 28–42	5,668
October 27	1:00 pm	at No. 21 Tennessee State	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		L 21–22	11,373
November 3	1:30 pm	Eastern Illinois	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN		L 24–31	8,968
November 10	1:30 pm	No. 23 UT Martin	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		W 45–44 OT	3,709
November 17	1:00 pm	at Austin Peay	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		L 31–38	3,738
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time