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Drake

MVC · 1973 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–9
0.182 Win %
Conference
7th
1–5 in MVC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
69
1900–1981
All-Time Record
303–295–24
0.506 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#11
1922
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 5
  • Divisional Era · 14 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 6 seasons

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

1973 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC5–6L 12–27
3Week 3 · Sep 11West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND MVC2–9L 10–13
5Week 5 · Sep 25Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND MVC5–6L 17–27
6Week 6 · Oct 2Lamar (LAMAR)H2HIND FBSI5–5W 24–10
7Week 7 · Oct 9Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC6–5L 7–44
8Week 8 · Oct 16NORTHERN IOWAUnranked—L 3–31
9Week 9 · Oct 23North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND MVC5–5–1L 7–19
10Week 10 · Oct 30Dayton (DAYTON)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1L 9–16
11Week 11 · Nov 6Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC4–7W 13–10
12Week 12 · Nov 13Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND FBSI3–7–1L 20–37
13Week 13 · Nov 20Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI9–1L 10–35

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
7.239
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-35
-44+9
  • Lamar +5
  • Wichita State +4
  • Temple -1
  • Tulsa -5
  • North Texas -5
  • Dayton -5
  • New Mexico State -6
  • Louisville -6
  • Southern Illinois -7
  • West Texas A&M -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 #120Better than 13%
Win % Place 111thBetter than 20%

0.182 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#120Regular Season Final#120Post-Season W2#120Post-Season W3#120Post-Season W4#120Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-15
-3
-10
+14
-37
-28
-12
-7
+3
-17
-25

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

Final Rank by Season
#1051956#381957#1091958#691971#721972

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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