1973 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1973 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 OVC)
Head coach
Captains
  • J. Pelt
  • Ed Witherspoon
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
1973 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Western Kentucky $^ 7 0 012 1 0
Murray State 5 2 07 3 0
Eastern Kentucky 4 3 07 4 0
Morehead State 4 3 06 5 0
East Tennessee State 3 4 04 7 0
Middle Tennessee 3 4 04 7 0
Tennessee Tech 1 6 02 8 1
Austin Peay 1 6 02 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.