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
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record2–8–1 (1–6 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTucker Stadium
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 8at Western Carolina*T 10–106,200
September 15South Dakota*L 0–307,200[1]
September 22at Murray StateL 17–189,279
September 29Tennessee–Martin*
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
W 16–97,249
October 6East Tennessee State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 14–267,146
October 13at No. 11 Western KentuckyL 0–4113,150
October 20Morehead State
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
L 10–2310,150
October 27at Chattanooga*L 3–73,747[2]
November 3at Eastern KentuckyL 14–307,800
November 10Austin Peay
  • Tucker Stadium
  • Cookeville, TN
W 31–123,000
November 17at Middle TennesseeL 10–177,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References edit

  1. ^ "South Dakota Raps Tennessee Tech, 30-0". The Leaf-Chronicle. Associated Press. September 16, 1973. p. 7B. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tenn Tech–UT Chattanooga". The Tennessean. October 28, 1973. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Tennessee Tech Game By Game Results". Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.