American college football season
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]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 8 vs. Tennessee State * L 0–2322,000–27,000 [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] September 15 at Tennessee–Martin * W 7–06,000 September 22 at Morehead State L 22–288,000 September 29 Western Carolina * L 7–246,500 October 6 Eastern Kentucky Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN L 28–296,500 October 13 Murray State Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN W 17–143,500 October 20 at Austin Peay W 23–206,800 October 27 at Ball State * L 3–345,350 November 3 No. 3 Western Kentucky Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry ) L 8–4210,000 November 10 at East Tennessee State L 16–403,821 November 17 Tennessee 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
^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF) . Murfreesboro, Tennessee : Middle Tennessee State University . 2021. p. 145. Retrieved February 6, 2022 .^ Hanna, Jeff (September 9, 1973). "TSU Defenders Blank Blue Raiders" . The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee . p. 1D. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com ^ Hanna, Jeff (September 9, 1973). "TSU Defenders (continued)" . The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee . p. 7D. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 11, 2022 .^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Middle Tennessee)" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 17, 2022 .
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