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Bowling Green

MAC · 1973 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–3
0.700 Win %
Conference
3rd
2–3 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
65
1962–2026
All-Time Record
383–331–11
0.536 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1964, 1991, 1992
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 11
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1973 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 18Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 41–14
5Week 5 · Sep 25Dayton (DAYTON)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1W 31–16
6Week 6 · Oct 2Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC6–5W 31–20
7Week 7 · Oct 9Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC3–8W 49–35
8Week 8 · Oct 16Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC9–2L 7–21
9Week 9 · Oct 23Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC11–0L 8–31
10Week 10 · Oct 30Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 24–21
11Week 11 · Nov 6Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC5–5L 23–24
12Week 12 · Nov 13EASTERN MICHIGANUnranked—W 31–7
13Week 13 · Nov 20Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 21–20

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
2.164
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+19
-7+26
  • Western Michigan +6
  • Northern Illinois +6
  • Dayton +5
  • Marshall +4
  • Toledo +3
  • Syracuse +2
  • Miami (OH) 0
  • Kent State -2
  • Ohio -5

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 #30Better than 79%
Win % Place 28thBetter than 80%

0.700 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#30Regular Season Final#30Post-Season W2#30Post-Season W3#29Post-Season W4#30Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+27
+15
+11
+14
-14
-23
+3
-1
+24
+1

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

Final Rank by Season
#491968#401969#931970#461971#241972

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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