Western Michigan
MAC · 1973 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 20 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Western Michigan head-to-head · History & Eras
1973 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 | CENTRAL MICHIGAN | Unranked | — | W 18–13 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 1–9–1 | W 13–8 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 28–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2H |  MAC | 7–3 | L 20–31 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H | MAC | 9–2 | L 15–39 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H | MAC | 3–8 | W 24–22 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Marshall (MARSHALL)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 21–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Ohio (OHIO)H2H | MAC | 5–5 | L 0–16 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2H | MAC | 11–0 | L 9–24 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 | BALL STATE | Unranked | — | W 30–13 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–6 | L 12–31 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Northern Illinois +6
- Marshall +4
- Toledo +3
- Long Beach State +1
- Miami (OH) 0
- Kent State -2
- Bowling Green -3
- Ohio -5
- Texas Arlington -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.545 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.