College Football 1973
Teams in each conference

Based on games played between 1973/9/1 and 1974/1/1
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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Atlantic Coast Conference [ACC] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - Ranking of teams in ACC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
7 -19.483 7 -15.714 1 3.50 Wake Forest 6 0-5-1 58 11 1-9-1 61 11 1-9-1
6 -8.073 5 -9.429 2 3.75 Duke 6 1-4-1 59 11 2-8-1 58 11 2-8-1
5 -6.298 6 -12.571 3 3.75 North Carolina 6 1-5-0 51 11 4-7-0 52 11 4-7-0
4 -4.172 4 0.000 4 4.00 Virginia 6 3-3-0 68 11 4-7-0 69 11 4-7-0
3 3.670 3 6.286 5 4.17 Clemson 6 4-2-0 62 11 5-6-0 63 11 5-6-0
1 17.831 2 12.571 6 4.42 Maryland 6 5-1-0 63 12 8-4-0 64 12 8-4-0
2 16.525 1 18.857 7 4.42 North Carolina State 6 6-0-0 32 12 9-3-0 36 12 9-3-0
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Big 10 Conference [BIG 10] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - Ranking of teams in BIG 10 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
9 -14.337 10 -17.600 1 4.50 Indiana 8 0-8-0 15 11 2-9-0 14 11 2-9-0
10 -19.954 9 -17.600 2 4.50 Iowa 8 0-8-0 5 11 0-11-0 4 11 0-11-0
4 0.375 4 0.550 3 5.50 Illinois 8 4-4-0 33 11 5-6-0 31 11 5-6-0
6 -3.436 8 -4.950 4 5.50 Wisconsin 8 3-5-0 22 11 4-7-0 21 11 4-7-0
2 21.768 2 17.325 5 5.75 Michigan 8 7-0-1 48 11 10-0-1 44 11 10-0-1
8 -5.429 6 -1.925 6 5.75 Northwestern 8 4-4-0 25 11 4-7-0 23 11 4-7-0
5 -3.034 5 -1.100 7 5.88 Michigan State 8 4-4-0 28 11 5-6-0 26 11 5-6-0
3 4.253 3 9.900 8 5.88 Minnesota 8 6-2-0 17 10 6-4-0 17 11 7-4-0
1 23.508 1 17.325 9 5.88 Ohio State 8 7-0-1 40 11 10-0-1 38 11 10-0-1
7 -3.714 7 -1.925 10 5.88 Purdue 8 4-4-0 29 11 5-6-0 27 11 5-6-0
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Big 8 Conference [BIG 8] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - Ranking of teams in BIG 8 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -13.636 8 -8.250 1 4.00 Kansas State 7 2-5-0 9 11 5-6-0 7 11 5-6-0
7 -7.210 6 -8.250 2 4.21 Colorado 7 2-5-0 4 11 5-6-0 5 11 5-6-0
6 -4.347 7 -8.250 3 4.21 Iowa State 7 2-5-0 12 11 4-7-0 11 11 4-7-0
5 -2.220 4 -2.750 4 4.50 Missouri 7 3-4-0 10 12 8-4-0 10 12 8-4-0
4 -1.763 5 -2.750 5 4.50 Oklahoma State 7 2-3-2 14 11 5-4-2 16 11 5-4-2
3 -0.536 3 5.500 6 4.71 Kansas 7 4-2-1 6 12 7-4-1 6 12 7-4-1
2 5.612 2 5.500 7 4.86 Nebraska 7 4-2-1 1 12 9-2-1 1 12 9-2-1
1 24.100 1 19.250 8 5.00 Oklahoma 7 7-0-0 3 11 10-0-1 2 11 10-0-1
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Big West Conference [BWC] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - Ranking of teams in BWC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
5 -15.978 4 -8.800 1 2.62 Fresno State 4 1-3-0 117 6 1-5-0 97 11 2-9-0
4 -11.571 5 -17.600 2 2.62 Cal State Long Beach 4 0-4-0 118 7 1-5-1 101 11 1-9-1
3 6.476 3 4.400 3 3.00 Pacific 4 2-1-1 116 6 3-2-1 118 10 7-2-1
2 9.392 2 8.800 4 3.25 San Jose State 4 2-0-2 79 9 3-4-2 78 11 5-4-2
1 11.681 1 13.200 5 3.50 San Diego State 4 3-0-1 103 11 9-1-1 90 11 9-1-1
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Eastern Independent Conference [EIC] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - Ranking of teams in EIC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -0.151 8 5.477 1 4.88 West Virginia 4 1-3-0 52 11 6-5-0 49 11 6-5-0
15 -12.115 11 -6.137 2 5.20 Army 5 0-5-0 34 10 0-10-0 32 10 0-10-0
7 4.404 7 7.542 3 5.58 Navy 6 2-4-0 43 11 4-7-0 47 11 4-7-0
9 -0.567 10 3.973 4 6.25 Syracuse 6 2-4-0 53 11 2-9-0 50 11 2-9-0
3 17.767 4 21.034 5 6.43 Pittsburgh 7 5-2-0 38 12 6-5-1 40 12 6-5-1
13 -10.318 12 -7.120 6 7.75 Holy Cross 6 1-5-0 92 7 2-5-0 91 11 5-6-0
1 32.242 1 29.479 7 7.83 Notre Dame 3 3-0-0 37 11 11-0-0 35 11 11-0-0
2 31.660 2 28.378 8 8.20 Penn State 5 5-0-0 54 12 12-0-0 53 12 12-0-0
10 -2.719 6 7.546 9 8.25 Rutgers 2 1-1-0 113 6 3-3-0 132 11 6-5-0
4 11.748 5 12.525 10 8.86 Boston College 7 5-2-0 70 10 6-4-0 72 11 7-4-0
5 10.981 3 22.213 11 10.25 Colgate 2 2-0-0 110 6 3-3-0 133 10 5-5-0
14 -10.681 14 -14.386 12 10.50 Villanova 4 1-3-0 74 8 1-7-0 89 11 3-8-0
6 6.087 9 5.158 13 12.20 Temple 5 4-1-0 121 6 5-1-0 140 10 9-1-0
11 -3.511 16 -15.614 14 12.67 Cincinnati 3 1-2-0 111 11 4-7-0 103 11 4-7-0
18 -18.470 15 -15.614 15 14.36 Saint Xavier 7 3-3-1 125 10 5-4-1 134 11 5-5-1
17 -14.923 18 -25.880 16 15.50 Northern Illinois 3 1-2-0 127 7 3-4-0 141 11 6-5-0
19 -19.395 17 -18.547 17 15.50 Dayton 3 1-1-1 114 8 3-4-1 126 11 5-5-1
12 -8.442 13 -12.680 18 17.33 Marshall 3 2-1-0 94 9 3-6-0 83 11 4-7-0
16 -13.597 19 -27.347 19 17.33 Southern Illinois 3 1-2-0 102 7 2-5-0 127 11 3-7-1
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Ivy League Conference [Ivy] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - Ranking of teams in Ivy based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -20.464 7 -13.750 1 4.07 Columbia 7 1-6-0 71 8 1-7-0 99 9 1-7-1
7 -15.005 8 -19.250 2 4.07 Princeton 7 0-7-0 72 9 1-8-0 108 9 1-8-0
6 -3.827 6 -8.250 3 4.29 Cornell 7 2-5-0 76 8 3-5-0 116 9 3-5-1
5 2.842 5 2.750 4 4.43 Brown 7 4-3-0 75 7 4-3-0 113 8 4-3-1
4 3.328 3 8.250 5 4.64 Harvard 7 5-2-0 78 7 5-2-0 119 9 7-2-0
2 10.095 4 8.250 6 4.71 Pennsylvania 7 5-2-0 82 7 5-2-0 128 9 6-3-0
3 9.923 2 8.250 7 4.79 Yale 7 5-2-0 85 8 6-2-0 110 9 6-3-0
1 13.108 1 13.750 8 5.00 Dartmouth 7 6-1-0 89 8 6-2-0 120 9 6-3-0
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Mid-American Conference [MAC] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - Ranking of teams in MAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
6 -13.563 6 -11.000 1 3.00 Western Michigan 5 1-4-0 96 9 4-5-0 92 11 6-5-0
5 -8.274 5 -11.000 2 3.20 Toledo 5 1-4-0 90 10 2-8-0 85 11 3-8-0
3 -2.327 4 -3.667 3 3.50 Bowling Green 5 2-3-0 99 9 6-3-0 84 10 7-3-0
4 -6.367 3 -3.667 4 3.50 Ohio University 5 2-3-0 65 10 5-5-0 60 10 5-5-0
2 14.766 2 11.000 5 3.80 Kent State 5 4-1-0 83 9 7-2-0 76 11 9-2-0
1 15.766 1 18.333 6 4.00 Miami OH 5 5-0-0 84 11 11-0-0 74 11 11-0-0
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Missouri Valley Conference [MVC] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - Ranking of teams in MVC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
7 -16.682 7 -12.571 1 3.50 West Texas A&M 6 1-5-0 123 11 2-9-0 125 11 2-9-0
6 -12.202 6 -12.571 2 3.67 Drake 6 1-5-0 128 10 2-8-0 139 11 2-9-0
5 -4.851 5 -6.286 3 3.83 Wichita State 6 2-4-0 126 10 3-7-0 135 11 4-7-0
3 5.535 4 3.143 4 4.20 Louisville 5 3-2-0 115 11 5-6-0 112 11 5-6-0
4 3.068 3 3.143 5 4.20 New Mexico State 5 3-2-0 124 11 5-6-0 129 11 5-6-0
2 10.134 2 12.571 6 4.33 North Texas 6 5-1-0 119 11 5-5-1 122 11 5-5-1
1 14.998 1 12.571 7 4.50 Tulsa 6 5-1-0 106 11 6-5-0 94 11 6-5-0
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Pacific Eight Conference [PAC-8] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - Ranking of teams in PAC-8 based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -20.845 8 -19.250 1 4.00 Washington 7 0-7-0 69 10 2-8-0 71 11 2-9-0
7 -10.628 6 -8.250 2 4.21 California 7 2-5-0 55 11 4-7-0 54 11 4-7-0
5 -3.974 7 -8.250 3 4.29 Oregon 7 2-5-0 30 11 2-9-0 30 11 2-9-0
6 -6.067 5 -8.250 4 4.36 Oregon State 7 2-5-0 39 11 2-9-0 37 11 2-9-0
4 -0.606 4 2.750 5 4.57 Washington State 7 4-3-0 45 11 5-6-0 45 11 5-6-0
3 6.313 3 8.250 6 4.71 Stanford 7 5-2-0 47 11 7-4-0 43 11 7-4-0
2 17.289 1 19.250 7 4.93 Southern California 7 7-0-0 27 12 9-2-1 28 12 9-2-1
1 18.517 2 13.750 8 4.93 UCLA 7 6-1-0 57 11 9-2-0 56 11 9-2-0
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Southeastern Conference [SEC] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - Ranking of teams in SEC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -7.698 8 -6.281 1 4.64 Auburn 7 2-5-0 11 12 6-6-0 12 12 6-6-0
10 -13.059 10 -13.713 2 4.92 Vanderbilt 6 1-5-0 41 11 5-6-0 41 11 5-6-0
7 -6.221 4 -0.918 3 4.93 Florida 7 3-4-0 13 12 7-5-0 13 12 7-5-0
9 -9.443 9 -7.671 4 5.07 Mississippi State 7 2-5-0 31 10 4-5-1 34 11 4-5-2
2 15.111 2 15.192 5 5.42 Louisiana State 6 5-1-0 2 12 9-3-0 3 12 9-3-0
3 2.659 6 -2.036 6 5.43 Kentucky 7 3-4-0 19 11 5-6-0 20 11 5-6-0
4 0.618 7 -3.690 7 5.50 Georgia 7 3-4-0 8 12 7-4-1 9 12 7-4-1
5 -1.476 5 -0.943 8 5.58 Tennessee 6 3-3-0 24 12 8-4-0 25 12 8-4-0
1 22.736 1 19.492 9 6.19 Alabama 8 8-0-0 16 12 11-1-0 15 12 11-1-0
6 -3.228 3 0.568 10 6.43 Mississippi 7 4-3-0 20 11 6-5-0 22 11 6-5-0
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Southern Conference [SoCon] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - Ranking of teams in SoCon based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
7 -15.436 8 -13.750 1 4.07 Citadel 7 1-6-0 105 9 2-7-0 109 11 3-8-0
8 -17.443 7 -13.750 2 4.07 Davidson 7 1-6-0 95 8 1-7-0 115 10 2-8-0
6 -8.945 6 -5.970 3 4.17 Virginia Military 6 2-4-0 86 11 3-8-0 81 11 3-8-0
4 1.364 3 4.133 4 4.80 William & Mary 5 3-2-0 109 11 6-5-0 114 11 6-5-0
3 3.938 4 -0.590 5 4.83 Furman 6 3-3-0 112 7 3-4-0 137 11 7-4-0
2 14.106 2 12.887 6 4.83 Richmond 6 5-1-0 107 9 8-1-0 106 10 8-2-0
5 -2.032 5 -2.210 7 4.88 Appalachian State 4 2-2-0 98 5 2-3-0 130 11 3-7-1
1 24.447 1 19.250 8 5.00 East Carolina 7 7-0-0 101 11 9-2-0 105 11 9-2-0
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Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - Ranking of teams in SWAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -17.728 8 -19.250 1 4.00 Baylor 7 0-7-0 18 11 2-9-0 18 11 2-9-0
7 -11.686 7 -13.750 2 4.14 Texas Christian 7 1-6-0 36 11 3-8-0 39 11 3-8-0
6 -4.493 5 -0.000 3 4.36 Southern Methodist 7 3-3-1 46 10 5-4-1 55 11 6-4-1
5 -2.861 4 0.000 4 4.50 Arkansas 7 3-3-1 21 11 5-5-1 19 11 5-5-1
3 0.148 6 -2.750 5 4.50 Texas A&M 7 3-4-0 44 11 5-6-0 46 11 5-6-0
4 -0.520 3 2.750 6 4.64 Rice 7 4-3-0 7 10 4-6-0 8 11 5-6-0
2 12.432 2 13.750 7 4.86 Texas Tech 7 6-1-0 35 12 11-1-0 33 12 11-1-0
1 24.707 1 19.250 8 5.00 Texas 7 7-0-0 26 11 8-3-0 29 11 8-3-0
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Southwestern Independent Conference [SWIC] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - Ranking of teams in SWIC based on Global ranking
The teams in this conference cannot be ranked, since they are not fully connected within the conference
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
Houston 6 6-0-0 12 11-1-0 13 12 11-1-0
Tulane 2 1-1-0 12 9-3-0 34 12 9-3-0
South Carolina 4 3-1-0 11 7-4-0 35 11 7-4-0
Miami FL 2 1-1-0 11 5-6-0 49 11 5-6-0
Memphis 5 3-2-0 11 8-3-0 50 11 8-3-0
Southern Mississippi 4 4-0-0 10 5-4-1 55 11 6-4-1
Georgia Tech 2 0-2-0 11 5-6-0 61 11 5-6-0
Air Force 10 6-4-0 63 10 6-4-0
Utah State 1 0-1-0 9 5-4-0 64 11 7-4-0
Tampa 1 0-1-0 9 6-3-0 79 11 8-3-0
Virginia Tech 4 1-3-0 11 2-9-0 88 11 2-9-0
Texas Arlington 3 1-2-0 7 3-4-0 106 10 4-6-0
Florida State 5 0-5-0 11 0-11-0 116 11 0-11-0
Tennessee Chattanooga 3 2-1-0 6 2-4-0 118 11 4-7-0
Idaho 6 1-5-0 121 11 4-7-0
Lamar 2 2-0-0 6 3-3-0 136 10 5-5-0
Louisiana Lafayette 4 0-4-0 6 0-6-0 147 10 0-10-0
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Western Athletic Conference [WAC] - Division I - College Football 1973
1973 - Ranking of teams in WAC based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Conference Division Global
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Rank Games Record
8 -25.526 8 -19.250 1 4.00 Texas El Paso 7 0-7-0 100 11 0-11-0 88 11 0-11-0
6 -2.299 6 -2.750 2 4.29 New Mexico 7 3-4-0 77 11 4-7-0 70 11 4-7-0
7 -10.345 7 -7.333 3 4.33 Colorado State 6 2-4-0 93 11 5-6-0 80 11 5-6-0
3 4.823 3 7.333 4 4.33 Utah 6 4-2-0 64 11 7-4-0 65 12 7-5-0
4 -0.145 5 -2.750 5 4.50 Brigham Young 7 3-4-0 81 10 4-6-0 79 11 5-6-0
5 -0.807 4 -2.750 6 4.50 Wyoming 7 3-4-0 73 11 4-7-0 67 11 4-7-0
2 12.635 2 13.750 7 4.86 Arizona 7 6-1-0 80 11 8-3-0 73 11 8-3-0
1 21.665 1 13.750 8 5.00 Arizona State 7 6-1-0 87 12 11-1-0 77 12 11-1-0
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