1973 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

1973 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	2–8–1 (1–6 OVC)
Head coach	Don Wade (6th season)
Home stadium	Tucker Stadium

1973 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	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 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Western Carolina*	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	T 10–10	6,200
September 15	South Dakota*	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 0–30	7,200	[1]
September 22	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 17–18	9,279
September 29	Tennessee–Martin*	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 16–9	7,249
October 6	East Tennessee State	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 14–26	7,146
October 13	at No. 11 Western Kentucky	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 0–41	13,150
October 20	Morehead State	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 10–23	10,150
October 27	at Chattanooga*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 3–7	3,747	[2]
November 3	at Eastern Kentucky	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	L 14–30	7,800
November 10	Austin Peay	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 31–12	3,000
November 17	at Middle Tennessee	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 10–17	7,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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.