Sports headlines for Saturday September 8, 1973:

• Billy Martin, Fired By Tigers, Back As Manager Of Rangers
• Kodes Upsets Smith; Court Wins Fifth Title
• Nicklaus Wades In, Ties Weiskopf
• Player's 201 Leads By 2 In Southern

Top-20 scores:

 #17 North Carolina State 57, East Carolina 8

Other scores:

 Arizona 31, Colorado State 0
 California Poly Ponoma 17, Fresno State 9
 Clemson 14, Citadel 12
 Dayton 22, Youngstown State 0
 Eastern Kentucky 10, Tennessee-Chattanooga 6
 Furman 13, Presbyterian 6
 Grambling 29, Long Beach State 16
 Holy Cross 30, Massachusetts 28
 Idaho 62, Texas-El Paso 14
 Memphis 28, Louisville 21
 Mississippi 24, Villanova 6
 New Mexico State 24, Lamar 7
 Northern Illinois 42, Indiana State 24
 Pacific 22, Cal State Sacramento 0
 San Jose State 14, Santa Clara 12
 Temple 49, Xavier 7
 Texas-Arlington 31, North Texas 7
 Virginia 16, Virginia Military 0
 West Texas A&M 13, Drake 10
 Western Kentucky 42, Appalachian State 7
 Western Michigan 18, Central Michigan 13
 William & Mary 31, Virginia Tech 24
 Wofford 23, Davidson 0


Associated Press Preseason Poll for 1973:


 1  Southern California (55)     0-0  1238
 2  Ohio State (2)               0-0   896
 3  Texas (1)                    0-0   785
 4  Nebraska (2)                 0-0   763
 5  Michigan (2)                 0-0   712
 6  Alabama                      0-0   673
 7  Penn State (1)               0-0   558
 8  Notre Dame                   0-0   534
 9  Tennessee                    0-0   449
10  UCLA                         0-0   427
11  Colorado                     0-0   265
11  Oklahoma                     0-0   265
13  Auburn                       0-0   224
14  Arizona State                0-0   220
15  Florida                      0-0   102
16  Louisiana State              0-0    89
17  North Carolina State         0-0    62
18  Houston                      0-0    54
19  North Carolina               0-0    40
20  Texas Tech                   0-0    23

NCAA football standings as of this date