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William & Mary

SOCON · 1973 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
4th
3–2 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
53
1922–1981
All-Time Record
251–266–20
0.486 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#10
1942, 1947
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 4
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 8 seasons

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

1973 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 31–24
4Week 4 · Sep 18North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC4–7L 27–34
5Week 5 · Sep 25Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC1–9–1W 15–14
6Week 6 · Oct 2Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON3–8W 24–12
7Week 7 · Oct 9Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 33–21
8Week 8 · Oct 16Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC5–6L 7–20
9Week 9 · Oct 23Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON2–8W 51–35
10Week 10 · Oct 30Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON3–8W 45–14
11Week 11 · Nov 6East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON9–2L 3–34
12Week 12 · Nov 13Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI5–5L 42–49
13Week 13 · Nov 20Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON8–2L 0–31

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.742
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-8
-22+14
  • Citadel +3
  • Villanova +3
  • Virginia Military Institute +3
  • Virginia Tech +2
  • Davidson +2
  • Wake Forest +1
  • East Carolina -2
  • Richmond -2
  • Colgate -5
  • Vanderbilt -6
  • North Carolina -7

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 #72Better than 48%
Win % Place 49thBetter than 65%

0.545 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#73Regular Season Final#73Post-Season W2#72Post-Season W3#72Post-Season W4#72Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
-7
+1
+12
+12
-13
+16
+31
-31
-7
-31

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

Final Rank by Season
#921968#1001969#901970#721971#791972

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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