1973 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1973 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football Ohio Valley Conference OVC 4–7 3–4 Bill Peck 4th J. Pelt Ed Witherspoon Horace Jones Field 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. Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide https://goblueraiders.com/documents/2021/8/24/2021_Football_Fact_Book.pdf Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee 2021 145 February 6, 2022 Schedule 1973 small college AP September 8 l y y Tennessee State Dudley Field Nashville, TN 0–23 22,000–27,000 Hanna Jeff TSU Defenders Blank Blue Raiders https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94467143/the-tennessean/ The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee September 9, 1973 1D February 7, 2022 Newspapers.com Hanna Jeff TSU Defenders (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94467374/the-tennessean/ The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee September 9, 1973 7D February 7, 2022 Newspapers.com Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/691/stats/13634 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 11, 2022 September 15 w y y 1973 Tennessee–Martin Pacers Tennessee–Martin Pacer Stadium Martin, TN 7–0 6,000 September 22 l y 1973 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY 22–28 8,000 September 29 l y 1973 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 7–24 6,500 October 6 l 1973 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 28–29 6,500 October 13 w 1973 Murray State Racers Murray State Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 17–14 3,500 October 20 w y 1973 Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Clarksville Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN 23–20 6,800 October 27 l y y Ball State Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN 3–34 5,350 November 3 l Western Kentucky 3 Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN rivalry 8–42 10,000 November 10 l y East Tennessee State Memorial Stadium Johnson City, TN 16–40 3,821 https://www.newspapers.com/article/elizabethton-star-buccaneers-rout-middle/207141753/ Elizabethton Star Buccaneers rout Middle Tennessee November 11, 1973 October 1, 2026 Newspapers.com November 17 w Tennessee Tech Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 17–10 7,000 Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Middle Tennessee) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/419/stats/13634 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 17, 2022 References Middle Tennessee Category:Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football seasons Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football