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Arkansas

SWC · 1973 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–5–1
0.500 Win %
Conference
4th
3–3 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1906–2026
All-Time Record
716–534–37
0.571 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1964, 1968
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 36
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Arkansas head-to-head · History & Eras

1973 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 18USCH2HPAC9–2–1L 0–17
5Week 5 · Sep 25Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B85–4–2L 6–38
6Week 6 · Oct 2Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B84–7W 21–19
7Week 7 · Oct 9TCUH2HIND SWC3–8W 13–5
8Week 8 · Oct 16Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC2–9W 13–7
9Week 9 · Oct 23Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC8–3L 6–34
10Week 10 · Oct 30Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC6–5W 20–6
11Week 11 · Nov 6Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC5–6W 14–10
12Week 12 · Nov 13Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC5–6L 7–17
13Week 13 · Nov 20SMUH2HIND SWC6–4–1T 7–7
14Week 14 · Nov 27Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC11–1L 17–24

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.272
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+4
-16+20
  • Tulsa +6
  • Texas A&M +5
  • Iowa State +4
  • TCU +3
  • Baylor +2
  • SMU 0
  • Texas Tech -1
  • USC -2
  • Texas -3
  • Oklahoma State -4
  • Rice -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #58Better than 58%
Win % Place 59thBetter than 58%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#58Regular Season Final#58Post-Season W2#58Post-Season W3#58Post-Season W4#58Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-17
-32
+2
+8
+6
-28
+14
+4
-10
0
-7

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#41968#251969#101970#241971#481972

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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