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California

PAC · 1973 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
5th
2–5 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
111
1916–2026
All-Time Record
610–557–31
0.522 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1920, 1937, 1949
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 24
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 7 Top 10

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

1973 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 18Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC11–1L 0–66
5Week 5 · Sep 25Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB105–6L 7–27
6Week 6 · Oct 2Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI0–10W 51–6
7Week 7 · Oct 9Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC2–9W 54–49
8Week 8 · Oct 16Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC2–9L 10–41
9Week 9 · Oct 23Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC2–9W 24–14
10Week 10 · Oct 30UCLAH2HPAC9–2L 21–61
11Week 11 · Nov 6USCH2HPAC9–2–1L 14–50
12Week 12 · Nov 13San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–4–2W 19–9
13Week 13 · Nov 20Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC5–6L 28–31
14Week 14 · Nov 27Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC7–4L 17–26

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
4.911
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-21
-30+9
  • San José State +5
  • Washington +2
  • Oregon State +2
  • Army 0
  • Alabama -1
  • UCLA -2
  • USC -2
  • Stanford -4
  • Illinois -6
  • Washington State -6
  • Oregon -9

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 #95Better than 31%
Win % Place 88thBetter than 36%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#95Regular Season Final#95Post-Season W2#95Post-Season W3#95Post-Season W4#95Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-66
-20
+45
+5
-31
+10
-40
-36
+10
-3
-9

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

Final Rank by Season
#221968#501969#551970#411971#931972

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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