| Year: | 1973 |
| Team: | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | OVC |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Conf Record: | 3–4 |
| Head Coach: | Bill Peck |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Captain: | J. Pelt, Ed Witherspoon |
| Stadium: | Horace Jones Field |
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]