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Stanford

PAC · 1973 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–2 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
106
1918–2026
All-Time Record
604–498–34
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 3 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 5 Top 10

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

1973 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 18Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI12–0L 6–20
5Week 5 · Sep 25Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–0–1L 10–47
6Week 6 · Oct 2San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–4–2W 23–12
7Week 7 · Oct 9Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB105–6W 24–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16UCLAH2HPAC9–2L 13–59
9Week 9 · Oct 23Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC2–9W 23–14
10Week 10 · Oct 30Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC5–6W 45–14
11Week 11 · Nov 6Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC2–9W 24–23
12Week 12 · Nov 13USCH2HPAC9–2–1L 26–27
13Week 13 · Nov 20Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC2–9W 24–7
14Week 14 · Nov 27California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC4–7W 26–17

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
2.252
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+21
-4+25
  • San José State +5
  • Illinois +5
  • Washington State +5
  • California +4
  • Washington +2
  • Oregon State +2
  • Oregon +2
  • Penn State 0
  • Michigan 0
  • UCLA -2
  • USC -2

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 #32Better than 77%
Win % Place 35thBetter than 75%

0.636 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#33Regular Season Final#33Post-Season W2#32Post-Season W3#32Post-Season W4#32Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-14
-37
+11
+24
-46
+9
+31
+1
-1
+17
+9

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

Final Rank by Season
#261968#211969#131970#191971#491972

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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