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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
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule edit

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 edit

  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  .
  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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