Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs East Tennessee State Buccaneers

College Football

Tennessee Tech

8-1

24-17

Final

ETSU

6-3

William B. Greene Jr. Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Downs
Touchdown
Punt
Field Goal
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
TNTC	7	7	0	10	24
ETSU	7	10	0	0	17

Who won: Tennessee Tech 24-17

The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles beat the East Tennessee State Buccaneers 24-17 on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium. The Tennessee Tech outscored the ETSU 10-0 in the 4th quarter. Jax Leatherwood led the Tennessee Tech in passing yards (18/28, 218 YDS). Mason Mims led the ETSU in passing yards (15/32, 114 YDS).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

TNTCETSU

171st Downs19

6-113rd down efficiency8-17

0-04th down efficiency2-3

328Total Yards321

218Passing114

18/28Comp/Att15/32

7.8Yards per pass3.6

110Rushing207

29Rushing Attempts41

3.8Yards per rush5.0

14-126Penalties5-32

0Turnovers0

0Fumbles lost0

0Interceptions thrown0

30:24Possession29:36

Player of the game

TJ Peyton

ETSU · 18 CAR, 123 YDS, 1 TD, 26 REC YDS

7.9

Win probability

100%TNTC final

TNTCETSU

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Play by play

Q4 0:00TNT
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:27
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Kneel down by #12 J.Leatherwood at TTU04 for loss of 1 yard
J. Leatherwood · 3 CAR, -7 YDS · 2nd & 15 · 2nd & 15 at TNTC 5
Q4 0:27ETS
Timeout
Timeout East Tennessee State, clock 00:27
Q4 0:34
Stuffed for a loss of 5
Kneel down by #12 J.Leatherwood at TTU05 for loss of 5 yards
J. Leatherwood · 3 CAR, -7 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TNTC 10
Q4 0:30ETS
Pass incompletion
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 M.Mims pass incomplete short middle to #9 S.Harrison thrown to TTU02 broken up by #65 J.Jones, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
4th & 5 at TNTC 10
Q4 0:34TNT
Timeout
Timeout Tennessee Tech, clock 00:34
Q4 0:34ETS
Timeout
Timeout East Tennessee State, clock 00:34
Q4 1:26
No gain on the run
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Peyton rush left for 0 yards to the TTU10 (#35 X.Randolph)
T. Peyton · 18 CAR, 123 YDS · 3rd & 5 · 3rd & 5 at TNTC 10
Q4 1:26ETS
Rush
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Peyton rush right for 5 yards gain to the TTU10 (#65 J.Jones)
2nd & 10 at TNTC 15
Q4 1:26ETS
Pass incompletion
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 M.Mims pass incomplete short right to #0 B.Winton thrown to TTU00 broken up by #24 R.Dickerson
1st & 10 at TNTC 15
Q4 1:26
15 yd completion to S. Harrison
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 M.Mims pass complete short middle to #9 S.Harrison caught at TTU22, for 15 yards to the TTU15, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
M. Mims · 15/32, 114 YDS · 4th & 4 · 4th & 4 at TNTC 30
Q4 1:26ETS
Timeout
Timeout East Tennessee State, clock 01:26
Q4 1:55
6 yd completion to T. Peyton
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 M.Mims pass complete short right to #5 T.Peyton caught at TTU44, for 6 yards to the TTU30 (#7 L.Thomas; #4 O.Philyaw)
M. Mims · 15/32, 114 YDS · 3rd & 10 · 3rd & 10 at TNTC 36
Q4 1:55ETS
FLAG
Flag: penalty
PENALTY ETSU False Start (#55 W.McCraw) 5 yards from TTU31 to TTU36. NO PLAY
3rd & 5 · 3rd & 5 at TNTC 31
Q4 1:55ETS
Pass incompletion
Shotgun #12 M.Mims pass incomplete deep right to #0 B.Winton thrown to TTU00
2nd & 5 at TNTC 31
Q4 1:55
5 yd run
Shotgun #5 T.Peyton rush left for 5 yards gain to the TTU31 (#23 M.Pegues)
T. Peyton · 18 CAR, 123 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TNTC 36
Q4 1:55ETS
Timeout
Timeout East Tennessee State, clock 01:55
Q4 4:08
14 yd completion to S. Harrison
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 M.Mims pass complete short right to #9 S.Harrison caught at TTU37, for 14 yards to the TTU36, out of bounds at TTU36, 1ST DOWN
M. Mims · 15/32, 114 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at 50
Q4 4:08
6 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #21 J.Albritton rush left for 6 yards gain to the ETSU50 (#1 J.Wharton), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
J. Albritton · 12 CAR, 76 YDS · 3rd & 2 · 3rd & 2 at ETSU 44
Q4 4:08
8 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Peyton rush left for 8 yards gain to the ETSU44 (#1 J.Wharton)
T. Peyton · 18 CAR, 123 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at ETSU 36
Q4 4:08
Incomplete to B. Winton
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 M.Mims pass incomplete deep left to #0 B.Winton thrown to TTU43
M. Mims · 15/32, 114 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at ETSU 36
Q4 4:08
2 yd run
Shotgun #5 T.Peyton rush left for 2 yards gain to the ETSU36 (#5 J.Hand; #4 O.Philyaw), 1ST DOWN
T. Peyton · 18 CAR, 123 YDS · 3rd & 1 · 3rd & 1 at ETSU 34
Q4 4:08
9 yd run
Shotgun #5 T.Peyton rush middle for 9 yards gain to the ETSU34 (#12 E.Taylor; #1 J.Wharton)
T. Peyton · 18 CAR, 123 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at ETSU 25
Q4 4:08
Incomplete to S. Harrison
Shotgun #12 M.Mims pass incomplete short right to #9 S.Harrison thrown to ETSU30
M. Mims · 15/32, 114 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at ETSU 25
Q4 4:08
Kickoff, touchback
#27 C.Brown kickoff 65 yards to the ETSU00, Touchback
C. Brown · 1/1 FG