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
1973 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[2][3]
September 15at Tennessee–Martin*W 7–0
September 22at Morehead StateL 22–28
September 29Western Carolina*L 7–24
October 6Eastern Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 28–29
October 13Murray State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 17–14
October 20at Austin PeayW 23–20
October 27at Ball State*L 3–34
November 3No. 3 Western Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)
L 8–4210,000
November 10at East Tennessee State
L 16–40
November 17Tennessee Tech
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 17–10
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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 .
  3. Hanna, Jeff (September 9, 1973). "TSU Defenders (continued)". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 7D. Retrieved February 7, 2022 via Newspapers.com .
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