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Louisville

MVC · 1973 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
2nd
3–2 in MVC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
65
1962–2026
All-Time Record
405–335–7
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
2006
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons

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

1973 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 21–28
4Week 4 · Sep 18Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC9–2L 3–10
5Week 5 · Sep 25Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND MVC2–9W 27–17
7Week 7 · Oct 9Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC4–7W 24–10
8Week 8 · Oct 16North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND MVC5–5–1L 6–7
9Week 9 · Oct 23Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC4–5–2L 7–18
10Week 10 · Oct 30Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 10–8
11Week 11 · Nov 6Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC6–5L 9–17
12Week 12 · Nov 13Dayton (DAYTON)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1L 9–10
13Week 13 · Nov 20Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON7–4W 35–14
14Week 14 · Nov 27West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND MVC2–9W 21–9

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
3.772
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-6
-25+19
  • Furman +7
  • Wichita State +4
  • Cincinnati +4
  • Drake +2
  • West Texas A&M +2
  • Kent State -2
  • Memphis -3
  • North Texas -5
  • Mississippi State -5
  • Tulsa -5
  • Dayton -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 #73Better than 47%
Win % Place 67thBetter than 52%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#74Regular Season Final#74Post-Season W2#74Post-Season W3#73Post-Season W4#73Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
-7
+10
+14
-1
-11
+2
-8
-1
+21
+12

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

Final Rank by Season
#821968#661969#381970#341971#131972

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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