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SWC · 1973 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
11–1
0.917 Win %
Conference
1st
6–1 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1932–2026
All-Time Record
589–462–24
0.559 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1953
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 16
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons

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

1973 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 18Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC7–5W 29–22
5Week 5 · Sep 25New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–7W 41–7
6Week 6 · Oct 2Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC8–3L 12–28
7Week 7 · Oct 9Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B85–4–2W 20–7
8Week 8 · Oct 16Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC5–6W 28–16
9Week 9 · Oct 23Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC8–3W 31–17
10Week 10 · Oct 30SMUH2HIND SWC6–4–1W 31–14
11Week 11 · Nov 6Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC5–6W 19–6
12Week 12 · Nov 13TCUH2HIND SWC3–8W 24–10
13Week 13 · Nov 20Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC2–9W 55–24
14Week 14 · Nov 27Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC5–5–1W 24–17
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC8–4W 28–19

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
1.105
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+55
-3+58
  • Arizona +8
  • Tennessee +8
  • Utah +7
  • SMU +6
  • Oklahoma State +5
  • Texas A&M +5
  • Rice +5
  • Arkansas +5
  • New Mexico +4
  • TCU +3
  • Baylor +2
  • Texas -3

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 #9Better than 94%
Win % Place 7thBetter than 96%

0.917 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#9Regular Season Final#9Post-Season W2#9Post-Season W3#7Post-Season W4#9Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
+34
-16
+13
+12
+14
+17
+13
+14
+31
+7
+9

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

Final Rank by Season
#501968#691969#261970#861971#271972

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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