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Virginia Tech

FBSI · 1973 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–9
0.182 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
736–491–44
0.596 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
2000, 2005
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 30
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1973 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON6–5L 24–31
4Week 4 · Sep 18Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC5–6L 26–31
5Week 5 · Sep 25West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 10–24
6Week 6 · Oct 2SMUH2HIND SWC6–4–1L 6–37
7Week 7 · Oct 9South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 24–27
8Week 8 · Oct 16Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 27–54
9Week 9 · Oct 23Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC4–7W 27–15
10Week 10 · Oct 30Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC11–1L 6–77
11Week 11 · Nov 6Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 16–49
12Week 12 · Nov 13Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI0–11W 36–13
13Week 13 · Nov 20Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON3–8L 21–22

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
6.147
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-33
-37+4
  • Virginia +4
  • Florida State 0
  • Houston -1
  • Alabama -1
  • Memphis -3
  • SMU -4
  • South Carolina -4
  • William & Mary -5
  • West Virginia -5
  • Kentucky -6
  • Virginia Military Institute -8

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 #109Better than 21%
Win % Place 111thBetter than 20%

0.182 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#110Regular Season Final#110Post-Season W2#109Post-Season W3#109Post-Season W4#109Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
-5
-14
-31
-3
-27
+12
-71
-33
+23
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#401968#751969#711970#941971#451972

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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