1973 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1973
| team = Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Ohio Valley Conference
| short_conf = OVC
| record = 2–8–1
| conf_record = 1–6
| head_coach = Don Wade
| hc_year = 6th
| captain =
| stadium = Tucker Stadium
}}
{{1973 Ohio Valley Conference football standings}}
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
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1973
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Western Carolina Catamounts|title=Western Carolina}}
| site_stadium = E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| score = 10–10
| attend = 6,200
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = South Dakota
| site_stadium = Tucker Stadium
| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN
| score = 0–30
| attend = 7,200
| source = {{cite news |title=South Dakota Raps Tennessee Tech, 30-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116219360/the-leaf-chronicle/ |access-date=January 10, 2023 |work=The Leaf-Chronicle |agency=Associated Press |date=September 16, 1973 |page=7B |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Murray State Racers|title=Murray State}}
| site_stadium = Roy Stewart Stadium
| site_cityst = Murray, KY
| score = 17–18
| attend = 9,279
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Tennessee–Martin Pacers|title=Tennessee–Martin}}
| site_stadium = Tucker Stadium
| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN
| score = 16–9
| attend = 7,249
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}}
| site_stadium = Tucker Stadium
| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN
| score = 14–26
| attend = 7,146
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Western Kentucky
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = L. T. Smith Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| score = 0–41
| attend = 13,150
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Morehead State Eagles|title=Morehead State}}
| site_stadium = Tucker Stadium
| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN
| score = 10–23
| attend = 10,150
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| score = 3–7
| attend = 3,747
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85352352/tenn-techut-chattanooga/|work=The Tennessean|title=Tenn Tech–UT Chattanooga|date=October 28, 1973|accessdate=September 14, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Eastern Kentucky Colonels|title=Eastern Kentucky}}
| site_stadium = Hanger Field
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| score = 14–30
| attend = 7,800
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Austin Peay Governors|title=Austin Peay}}
| site_stadium = Tucker Stadium
| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN
| score = 31–12
| attend = 3,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| site_stadium = Horace Jones Field
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| score = 10–17
| attend = 7,500
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/692/stats/13634 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=July 13, 2022 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/tennessee_tech/1970-1974_yearly_results.php|title=Tennessee Tech Game By Game Results|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906031236/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/tennessee_tech/1970-1974_yearly_results.php|archive-date=2015-09-06}}
References
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