1973 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1973 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bill Peck, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the OVC. The team's captains were J. Pelt and Ed Witherspoon.[1]

1973 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainJ. Pelt, Ed Witherspoon
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
1973 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Western Kentucky $^ 7 –0 –012 –1 –0
Murray State 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Eastern Kentucky 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Morehead State 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
East Tennessee State 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
Middle Tennessee 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
Tennessee Tech 1 –6 –02 –8 –1
Austin Peay 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8vs. Tennessee State*
L 0–2322,000–27,000[2][3][4]
September 15at Tennessee–Martin*
W 7–06,000
September 22at Morehead State
L 22–288,000
September 29Western Carolina*
L 7–246,500
October 6Eastern Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 28–296,500
October 13Murray State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 17–143,500
October 20at Austin Peay
W 23–206,800
October 27at Ball State*
L 3–345,350
November 3No. 3 Western Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)
L 8–4210,000
November 10at East Tennessee State
L 16–403,821
November 17Tennessee Tech
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 17–107,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References
  1. "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  2. Hanna, Jeff (September 9, 1973). "TSU Defenders Blank Blue Raiders". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 1D. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. Hanna, Jeff (September 9, 1973). "TSU Defenders (continued)". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 7D. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  5. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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