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Temple

FBSI · 1973 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
9–1
0.900 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
79
1930–2026
All-Time Record
349–462–26
0.432 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#12
1934
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 7
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 11 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 6 seasons

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

1973 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Xavier (XAVIER)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1W 49–7
4Week 4 · Sep 18Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 0–45
5Week 5 · Sep 25AKRONUnranked—W 47–33
6Week 6 · Oct 2Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 63–34
7Week 7 · Oct 9Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 16–15
8Week 8 · Oct 16BOSTON UNIVERSITYUnranked—W 35–15
10Week 10 · Oct 30DELAWAREUnranked—W 31–8
11Week 11 · Nov 6RHODE ISLANDUnranked—W 43–0
13Week 13 · Nov 20Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND MVC2–9W 35–10
14Week 14 · Nov 27Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 34–0

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
1.924
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-4+19
  • Xavier +5
  • Holy Cross +5
  • Cincinnati +4
  • Villanova +3
  • Drake +2
  • Boston College -4

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 #23Better than 84%
Win % Place 11thBetter than 93%

0.900 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#23Regular Season Final#22Post-Season W2#22Post-Season W3#23Post-Season W4#23Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+42
-45
+14
+29
+1
+20
+23
+43
+25
+34

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

Final Rank by Season
#781950#631951#1081952#331971#781972

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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