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Ninth Game
Tennessee Tech University
Nov. 3 at Richmond
1:30 P.M. EST
Location - Cookeville, Tenn.
Founded - 1915 .
President - Dr. Arliss Roaden
Enrollment - 7,500 plus
Colors - Purple and Gold
Conference - Ohio Valley
Nickname - Golden Eagles
Athletic Director - Don Wade
Head Coach - Don Wade
Assistant Coaches - Jack Henderson, Bob Joye, Chuck Kocz wara, Rich a rd May, Jim Hughes, Laure n Kardatzke
Trainer - Steve Moore
SID - Randy Stacy
Stadium - Overall Field (16,500)
Lettermen Lost - I 0
Letterme n Returning - 40 PROSPECTUS
Forty returning lettermen, including 17 starters and two specialists, have TTU head football coach Don Wade smiling about the 1979 season. Of these returning let termen , 18 are on defense, 20 are on offense and two are specialists.
Nine starters are back on defense, Jed by All-OVC second-teamers Ronnie Dyer at end, Roddna Rockymore at tackle and Greg Bauer at cornerback.
"We're excited about our defe nse. We have a great deal of ex perience at every position. We may not be the bigges t team around, but I think we will play with intelligence and desire and h a ve a pretty good defensi ve football team," Wade said.
Based on the large number of returnees, plus a good r ec ruiting year, Wade is optimistic about 1979. "We have a lot of experience and we believe we've added some outstanding freshmen and junior college transfers. If we can avoid another epidemic of injuries , I believe we can be a good football team," Wad e said.
