The 1973 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented

Tennessee Technological University Tennessee Technological University, commonly referred to as Tennessee Tech, is a public research university in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States. It was formerly known as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, and before that as University of Dixie ...

as a member of the

Ohio Valley Conference The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. It participates in Division I of the NCAA; the conference's football programs compete in the Football Cham ...

(OVC) during the

1973 NCAA Division II football season The 1973 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level. The season began in September and concluded with the Division II Champi ...

. 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 Tucker Stadium is a 16,500-seat multi-purpose stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee. It is home to the Tennessee Technological University Golden Eagles team, and is named for former coach Wilburn Tucker (1920–1980). The football field is named ...

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Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football seasons

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