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San Diego State

PCAA · 1973 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
9–1–1
0.864 Win %
Conference
1st
3–0 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
58
1969–2026
All-Time Record
373–299–8
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1969
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 4 · Top 25: 9
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

1973 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 35–7
6Week 6 · Oct 2Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC9–2W 17–9
7Week 7 · Oct 9Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 9–14
8Week 8 · Oct 16New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC5–6W 27–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA7–2–1W 13–10
10Week 10 · Oct 30Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI0–11W 38–17
11Week 11 · Nov 6San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–4–2T 27–27
12Week 12 · Nov 13Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA1–9–1W 17–2
13Week 13 · Nov 20Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA2–9W 41–6
14Week 14 · Nov 27North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND MVC5–5–1W 56–9
14Regular Season Final · Dec 4Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B84–7W 41–28

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
1.219
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+39
-1+40
  • Kent State +9
  • Utah State +7
  • Pacific +7
  • New Mexico State +5
  • North Texas +5
  • Iowa State +4
  • Fresno State +2
  • Long Beach State +1
  • Florida State 0
  • San José State 0
  • Houston -1

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 #11Better than 93%
Win % Place 12thBetter than 92%

0.864 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#12Regular Season Final#12Post-Season W2#12Post-Season W3#11Post-Season W4#11Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+28
+8
-5
+27
+3
+21
0
+15
+35
+47
+13

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

Final Rank by Season
#51969#191970#491971#91972

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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