Tennessee Tech's Bobby Wilder named Walter Camp FCS Coach of the Year
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Tennessee Tech football Coach Bobby Wilder was named the Walter Camp FCS Coach of the Year on Dec. 19.
In his second season at Tennessee Tech, Wilder guided the Golden Eagles to their first-ever 11-win season, their second-straight Ohio Valley Conference-Big South Football Association championship (with an 8-0 league mark), and their first outright conference title in 50 years.
Tech started the season 10-0 for the first time in program history and suffered only one loss, at FBS foe Kentucky. The Golden Eagles won 16 straight games against FCS competition dating back to last season and earned the No. 13 seed for the FCS playoffs, only the second berth in program history. The season ended with a 31-6 loss to North Dakota in the first round of the playoffs on Nov. 29.
The Golden Eagles also earned their highest top 25 ranking at No. 5 in the program’s history.
Wilder, who was the OVC-Big South coach of the year, agreed to a new five-year contract through 2030 on Nov. 28.
In the regular season the Golden Eagles scored the most points in a single game in modern program history (72 vs. Davidson). They ranked first nationally in defensive touchdowns (five), second in rushing defense (76.1 yards/game), team sacks (3.75/game) and team tackles for loss (8.6/game), fifth in scoring offense (40.2 points/game), seventh in total defense (292.6 yards/game) and 11th in scoring defense (17.7 points/game).
Wilder arrived at Tennessee Tech on Dec. 3, 2023 after serving as the head coach at Old Dominion from 2007-19.
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This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Tennessee Tech’s Bobby Wilder named Walter Camp FCS Coach of the Year
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