1973 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1973 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football Ohio Valley Conference OVC 2–8–1 1–6 Don Wade 6th Tucker Stadium 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. Schedule 1973 small college AP September 8 t y y 1973 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC 10–10 6,200 September 15 l y South Dakota Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN 0–30 7,200 South Dakota Raps Tennessee Tech, 30-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116219360/the-leaf-chronicle/ January 10, 2023 The Leaf-Chronicle Associated Press September 16, 1973 7B Newspapers.com September 22 l y 1973 Murray State Racers Murray State Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY 17–18 9,279 September 29 w y 1973 Tennessee–Martin Pacers Tennessee–Martin Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN 16–9 7,249 October 6 l East Tennessee State Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN 14–27 7,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-kickoff-retu/207140443/ The Knoxville News-Sentinel Kickoff return battle is won by Bucs, 27–14 October 7, 1973 October 1, 2026 Newspapers.com October 13 l y Western Kentucky 11 L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 0–41 13,150 October 20 l 1973 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN 10–23 10,150 October 27 l y y Chattanooga Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN 3–7 3,747 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85352352/tenn-techut-chattanooga/ The Tennessean Tenn Tech–UT Chattanooga October 28, 1973 September 14, 2021 Newspapers.com November 3 l y 1973 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Hanger Field Richmond, KY 14–30 7,800 November 10 w 1973 Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN 31–12 3,000 November 17 l y Middle Tennessee Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 10–17 7,500 Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report https://stats.ncaa.org/team/692/stats/13634 National Collegiate Athletic Association July 13, 2022 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/tennessee_tech/1970-1974_yearly_results.php Tennessee Tech Game By Game Results https://web.archive.org/web/20150906031236/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/tennessee_tech/1970-1974_yearly_results.php 2015-09-06 References Tennessee Tech Category:Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football seasons Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football