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Ohio

MAC · 1973 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
5–5
0.500 Win %
Conference
4th
2–3 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
65
1962–2026
All-Time Record
334–389–9
0.462 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1968
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 3
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1973 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC9–2L 7–35
6Week 6 · Oct 2Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC3–8L 8–35
7Week 7 · Oct 9Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB104–7W 14–12
8Week 8 · Oct 16Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC11–0L 6–10
9Week 9 · Oct 23South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 22–38
10Week 10 · Oct 30Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC6–5W 16–0
11Week 11 · Nov 6Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC7–3W 24–23
12Week 12 · Nov 13Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 14–8
13Week 13 · Nov 20Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI12–0L 10–49
14Week 14 · Nov 27Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 35–21

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
2.982
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+11
-14+25
  • Bowling Green +7
  • Western Michigan +6
  • Northwestern +4
  • Cincinnati +4
  • Marshall +4
  • Miami (OH) 0
  • Penn State 0
  • Kent State -2
  • South Carolina -4
  • Toledo -8

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 #52Better than 63%
Win % Place 59thBetter than 58%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#52Regular Season Final#52Post-Season W2#52Post-Season W3#52Post-Season W4#52Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-28
-27
+2
-4
-16
+16
+1
+6
-39
+14

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

Final Rank by Season
#91968#391969#681970#551971#1101972

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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