1973 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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

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]

  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved February 6, 2022.