1973 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
The 1973 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Don Wade, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 2–8–1 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the OVC. Tennessee Tech played home games at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee.
| 1973 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 2–8–1 (1–6 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Tucker Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Western Kentucky $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | at Western Carolina* | T 10–10 | 6,200 | ||
| September 15 | South Dakota* | L 0–30 | 7,200 | [1] | |
| September 22 | at Murray State | L 17–18 | 9,279 | ||
| September 29 | Tennessee–Martin* |
| W 16–9 | 7,249 | |
| October 6 | East Tennessee State |
| L 14–26 | 7,146 | |
| October 13 | at No. 11 Western Kentucky | L 0–41 | 13,150 | ||
| October 20 | Morehead State |
| L 10–23 | 10,150 | |
| October 27 | at Chattanooga* | L 3–7 | 3,747 | [2] | |
| November 3 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 14–30 | 7,800 | ||
| November 10 | Austin Peay |
| W 31–12 | 3,000 | |
| November 17 | at Middle Tennessee | L 10–17 | 7,500 | ||
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References
- "South Dakota Raps Tennessee Tech, 30-0". The Leaf-Chronicle. Associated Press. September 16, 1973. p. 7B. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tenn Tech–UT Chattanooga". The Tennessean. October 28, 1973. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- "Tennessee Tech Game By Game Results". Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.
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