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Southern Miss

FBSI · 1973 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
6–4–1
0.591 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
64
1963–2026
All-Time Record
389–337–6
0.536 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#14
1988
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 19 seasons

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

1973 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 18East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON9–2L 0–13
5Week 5 · Sep 25Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC7–5L 13–14
6Week 6 · Oct 2Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC6–5L 0–41
7Week 7 · Oct 9Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 42–7
8Week 8 · Oct 16Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON8–2L 20–42
9Week 9 · Oct 23Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND FBSI4–6W 41–14
10Week 10 · Oct 30Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC4–5–2T 10–10
11Week 11 · Nov 6WEBER STATEUnranked—W 28–7
12Week 12 · Nov 13Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI8–3W 13–10
13Week 13 · Nov 20West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND MVC2–9W 28–0
14Week 14 · Nov 27Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 32–8

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
2.502
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+11
-14+25
  • Memphis +8
  • Utah State +7
  • Tennessee Chattanooga +4
  • Texas Arlington +4
  • West Texas A&M +2
  • Mississippi State 0
  • East Carolina -2
  • Richmond -2
  • Florida -5
  • Ole Miss -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 #40Better than 72%
Win % Place 44thBetter than 69%

0.591 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#37Regular Season Final#37Post-Season W2#38Post-Season W3#40Post-Season W4#40Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-13
-1
-41
+35
-22
+27
0
+21
+3
+28
+24

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

Final Rank by Season
#851968#771969#761970#481971#1031972

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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