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Iowa State

B8 · 1973 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
8th
2–5 in B8

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
129
1895–2026
All-Time Record
566–679–45
0.456 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#11
1944, 2024
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 11
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 8 seasons

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

1973 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25Idaho (IDAHO)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 48–0
6Week 6 · Oct 2Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC5–5–1L 19–21
7Week 7 · Oct 9Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B85–6L 16–23
8Week 8 · Oct 16BYUH2HIND WAC5–6W 26–24
9Week 9 · Oct 23Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B85–6L 19–21
10Week 10 · Oct 30Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B87–4–1L 20–22
11Week 11 · Nov 6Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B810–0–1L 17–34
12Week 12 · Nov 13Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B89–2–1L 7–31
13Week 13 · Nov 20Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B88–4W 17–7
14Week 14 · Nov 27Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B85–4–2W 28–12
14Regular Season Final · Dec 4San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND PCAA9–1–1L 28–41

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
3.647
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-24+22
  • Missouri +8
  • BYU +5
  • Oklahoma State +5
  • Idaho +4
  • Oklahoma 0
  • San Diego State -1
  • Nebraska -2
  • Kansas -4
  • Arkansas -5
  • Colorado -6
  • Kansas State -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 #67Better than 52%
Win % Place 88thBetter than 36%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#68Regular Season Final#70Post-Season W2#71Post-Season W3#67Post-Season W4#67Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+48
-2
-7
+2
-2
-2
-17
-24
+10
+16
-13

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

Final Rank by Season
#901968#901969#601970#201971#651972

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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