NCAA football standings at the end of December 31, 1973
| Atlantic Coast Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#16 North Carolina State
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
396 | 251 |
Won 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 93 | Lou Holtz |
|
#18 Maryland
| 8 |
4 |
0 |
335 | 141 |
Lost 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 50 | Jerry Claiborne |
|
Clemson
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
231 | 263 |
Lost 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 129 | Jimmy "Red" Parker |
|
Virginia
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
199 | 300 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 161 | Don Lawrence |
|
Duke
| 2 |
8 |
1 |
132 | 204 |
Won 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 99 | Mike McGee |
|
North Carolina
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
242 | 266 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 150 | 159 | Bill Dooley |
|
Wake Forest
| 1 |
9 |
1 |
73 | 326 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 194 | Chuck Mills |
| Big Ten Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#5 Michigan
| 10 |
0 |
1 |
330 | 68 |
Tied 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 245 | 58 | Bo Schembechler |
|
#4 Ohio State
| 9 |
0 |
1 |
371 | 43 |
Tied 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 307 | 37 | Woody Hayes |
|
Minnesota
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
260 | 295 |
Won 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 193 | 199 | Cal Stoll |
|
Illinois
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
164 | 157 |
Lost 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 127 | 109 | Bob Blackman |
|
Purdue
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
200 | 213 |
Won 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 147 | 162 | Alex Agase |
|
Michigan State
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
114 | 164 |
Won 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 108 | Denny Stolz |
|
Northwestern
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
188 | 299 |
Won 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 162 | 220 | John Pont |
|
Wisconsin
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
216 | 237 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 138 | 161 | John Jardine |
|
Indiana
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
151 | 271 |
Lost 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 96 | 228 | Lee Corso |
|
Iowa
| 0 |
11 |
0 |
140 | 401 |
Lost 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 94 | 296 | Frank Lauterbur |
| Big Eight Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#2 Oklahoma
| 10 |
0 |
1 |
400 | 133 |
Won 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 79 | Barry Switzer |
|
#12 Nebraska
| 8 |
2 |
1 |
287 | 160 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 148 | 110 | Tom Osborne |
|
#19 Kansas
| 7 |
4 |
1 |
253 | 220 |
Lost 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 117 | 134 | Don Fambrough |
|
Missouri
| 8 |
4 |
0 |
219 | 152 |
Won 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 107 | Al Onofrio |
|
Oklahoma State
| 5 |
4 |
2 |
303 | 186 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 132 | 146 | Jim Stanley |
|
Colorado
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
240 | 250 |
Lost 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 116 | 163 | Eddie Crowder |
|
Kansas State
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
176 | 260 |
Won 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 107 | 223 | Vince Gibson |
|
Iowa State
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
245 | 236 |
Lost 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 124 | 150 | Earle Bruce |
| Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
San Diego State
| 9 |
1 |
1 |
321 | 129 |
Won 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 45 | Claude Gilbert |
|
San Jose State
| 5 |
4 |
2 |
193 | 173 |
Won 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 60 | Darryl Rogers |
|
Pacific
| 7 |
2 |
1 |
279 | 110 |
Won 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 40 | Chester Caddas |
|
Fresno State
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
148 | 286 |
Won 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 121 | J.R. Boone |
|
Long Beach State
| 1 |
9 |
1 |
124 | 199 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 66 | Jim Strangeland |
| Ivy League |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Dartmouth
| 6 |
3 |
0 |
184 | 119 |
Won 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 99 | Jake Crouthamel |
|
Harvard
| 7 |
2 |
0 |
224 | 157 |
Lost 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 150 | Joseph Restic |
|
Pennsylvania
| 6 |
3 |
0 |
239 | 160 |
Won 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 198 | 124 | Harry Gamble |
|
Yale
| 6 |
3 |
0 |
213 | 140 |
Won 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 176 | 95 | Carmen Cozza |
|
Brown
| 4 |
3 |
1 |
183 | 163 |
Won 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 163 | 143 | John Anderson |
|
Cornell
| 3 |
5 |
1 |
170 | 154 |
Lost 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 128 | 126 | Jack Musick |
|
Columbia
| 1 |
7 |
1 |
58 | 274 |
Lost 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 246 | Frank Navarro |
|
Princeton
| 1 |
8 |
0 |
127 | 233 |
Lost 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 76 | 173 | Bob Casciola |
| Missouri Valley Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
Tulsa
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
258 | 193 |
Lost 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 204 | 76 | F.A. Dry |
|
North Texas
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
153 | 243 |
Lost 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 80 | Hayden Fry |
|
Louisville
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
172 | 148 |
Won 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 60 | T.W. Alley |
|
New Mexico State
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
244 | 299 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 148 | 123 | Jim Bradley |
|
Wichita State
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
165 | 280 |
Won 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 117 | 145 | Bob Seaman |
|
Drake
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
132 | 269 |
Lost 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 66 | 140 | Jack Wallace |
|
West Texas A&M
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
115 | 310 |
Lost 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 197 | Gene Mayfield |
| Mid-America Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#15 Miami (Ohio)
| 11 |
0 |
0 |
223 | 76 |
Won 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 33 | Bill Mallory |
|
Kent State
| 9 |
2 |
0 |
300 | 131 |
Won 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 157 | 65 | Don James |
|
Bowling Green State
| 7 |
3 |
0 |
266 | 209 |
Won 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 118 | 131 | Don Nehlen |
|
Ohio University
| 5 |
5 |
0 |
156 | 231 |
Won 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 103 | Bill Hess |
|
Western Michigan
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
190 | 218 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 132 | William Doolittle |
|
Toledo
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
229 | 288 |
Lost 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 108 | 149 | John Murphy |
| Pac Eight Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#7 Southern California
| 9 |
1 |
1 |
301 | 160 |
Won 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 124 | John McKay |
|
#9 UCLA
| 9 |
2 |
0 |
470 | 199 |
Lost 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 302 | 104 | Pepper Rodgers |
|
Stanford
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
244 | 240 |
Won 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 181 | 161 | Jack Christiansen |
|
Washington State
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
250 | 290 |
Won 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 179 | 190 | Jim Sweeney |
|
California
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
245 | 380 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 168 | 272 | Mike White |
|
Oregon
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
205 | 239 |
Lost 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 151 | 130 | Dick Enright |
|
Oregon State
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
166 | 293 |
Won 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 113 | 159 | Dee Andros |
|
Washington
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
218 | 376 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 128 | 322 | Jim Owens |
| Southeastern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#1 Alabama
| 11 |
1 |
0 |
477 | 113 |
Lost 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 70 | Paul "Bear" Bryant |
|
#13 Louisiana State
| 9 |
2 |
0 |
258 | 153 |
Lost 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 156 | 72 | Charles McClendon |
|
Mississippi
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
202 | 177 |
Won 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 124 | 137 | Billy Kinard, John Vaught |
|
#20 Tennessee
| 8 |
4 |
0 |
291 | 247 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 127 | 136 | Bill Battle |
|
Georgia
| 7 |
4 |
1 |
224 | 166 |
Won 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 128 | 114 | Vince Dooley |
|
Florida
| 7 |
5 |
0 |
187 | 187 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 141 | Doug Dickey |
|
Kentucky
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
226 | 196 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 148 | 130 | Fran Curci |
|
Auburn
| 6 |
6 |
0 |
170 | 193 |
Lost 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 73 | 140 | Ralph "Shug" Jordan |
|
Mississippi State
| 4 |
5 |
2 |
219 | 255 |
Lost 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 133 | 205 | Bob Tyler |
|
Vanderbilt
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
181 | 262 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 181 | Steve Sloan |
| Southern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
East Carolina
| 9 |
2 |
0 |
352 | 151 |
Won 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 41 | Sonny Randle |
|
Richmond
| 8 |
2 |
0 |
298 | 112 |
Won 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 61 | Frank Jones |
|
William & Mary
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
278 | 288 |
Lost 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 126 | Jim Root |
|
Furman
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
255 | 181 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 115 | 80 | Art Baker |
|
Appalachian State
| 3 |
7 |
1 |
164 | 255 |
Lost 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 80 | Jim Brakefield |
|
Virginia Military
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
118 | 316 |
Won 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 164 | Bob Thalman |
|
Citadel
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
137 | 250 |
Lost 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 179 | Bobby Ross |
|
Davidson
| 2 |
8 |
0 |
125 | 321 |
Won 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 86 | 240 | Dave Fagg |
| Southwestern Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#8 Texas
| 8 |
2 |
0 |
364 | 143 |
Won 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 71 | Darrell Royal |
|
#11 Texas Tech
| 11 |
1 |
0 |
342 | 187 |
Won 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 115 | Jim Carlen |
|
Rice
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
153 | 223 |
Won 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 137 | Al Conover |
|
Southern Methodist
| 6 |
4 |
1 |
259 | 228 |
Won 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 131 | 182 | Dave Smith |
|
Arkansas
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
124 | 184 |
Lost 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 104 | Frank Broyles |
|
Texas A&M
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
292 | 231 |
Lost 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 167 | 156 | Emory Bellard |
|
Texas Christian
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
189 | 290 |
Lost 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 187 | Billy Tohill |
|
Baylor
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
192 | 359 |
Lost 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 109 | 237 | Grant Teaff |
| Western Athletic Conference |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#10 Arizona State
| 11 |
1 |
0 |
519 | 171 |
Won 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 373 | 118 | Frank Kush |
|
Arizona
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
286 | 213 |
Lost 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 125 | Jim Young |
|
Utah
| 7 |
5 |
0 |
385 | 344 |
Lost 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 247 | 176 | Bill Meek |
|
Brigham Young
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
334 | 248 |
Won 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 221 | 181 | Lavell Edwards |
|
New Mexico
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
257 | 287 |
Won 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 196 | 215 | Rudy Feldman |
|
Wyoming
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
248 | 290 |
Lost 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 151 | 173 | Fritz Shurmur |
|
Colorado State
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
250 | 333 |
Lost 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 127 | 200 | Sark Arslanian |
|
Texas-El Paso
| 0 |
11 |
0 |
142 | 544 |
Lost 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 69 | 390 | Tommy Hudspeth |
| Major Independents |
| CONFERENCE GAMES |
|---|
| CONFERENCE GAMES | |
|---|
| W | L | T | PF | PA | STRK | W | L | T | PF | PA | COACH(ES) |
|---|
|
#6 Penn State
| 11 |
0 |
0 |
431 | 120 |
Won 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Paterno |
|
#3 Notre Dame
| 11 |
0 |
0 |
382 | 89 |
Won 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ara Parseghian |
|
#14 Houston
| 11 |
1 |
0 |
363 | 142 |
Won 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Yeoman |
|
Temple
| 9 |
1 |
0 |
353 | 167 |
Won 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wayne Hardin |
|
#17 Tulane
| 9 |
3 |
0 |
228 | 194 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bennie Ellender |
|
Tampa
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
254 | 144 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dennis Fryzel |
|
Memphis
| 8 |
3 |
0 |
264 | 167 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fred Pancoast |
|
Boston College
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
311 | 174 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Yukica |
|
South Carolina
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
347 | 261 |
Won 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Paul Dietzel |
|
Utah State
| 7 |
4 |
0 |
230 | 202 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Phil Krueger |
|
Southern Mississippi
| 6 |
4 |
1 |
227 | 166 |
Won 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P.W. "Bear" Underwood |
|
Air Force
| 6 |
4 |
0 |
223 | 239 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ben Martin |
|
Northern Illinois
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
327 | 270 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jerry Ippoliti |
|
Rutgers
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
245 | 208 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank Burns |
|
Pittsburgh
| 6 |
5 |
1 |
225 | 211 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Johnny Majors |
|
West Virginia
| 6 |
5 |
0 |
212 | 266 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Bowden |
|
Colgate
| 5 |
5 |
0 |
295 | 264 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Neil Wheelwright |
|
Lamar
| 5 |
5 |
0 |
130 | 152 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Dayton
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
158 | 206 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ron Marciniak |
|
Xavier
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
191 | 376 |
Won 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Thomas Cecchini |
|
Holy Cross
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
221 | 221 |
Lost 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ed Doherty |
|
Georgia Tech
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
192 | 211 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Fulcher |
|
Miami (Florida)
| 5 |
6 |
0 |
163 | 240 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Peter Elliot |
|
Texas-Arlington
| 4 |
6 |
0 |
170 | 295 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Symank |
|
Cincinnati
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
210 | 109 |
Lost 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tony Mason |
|
Navy
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
221 | 234 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Welsh |
|
Idaho
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
261 | 319 |
Won 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Don Robbins |
|
Marshall
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
212 | 288 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jack Lengyel |
|
Tennessee-Chattanooga
| 4 |
7 |
0 |
131 | 241 |
Won 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Morrison |
|
Southern Illinois
| 3 |
7 |
1 |
267 | 296 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dick Towers |
|
Villanova
| 3 |
8 |
0 |
153 | 212 |
Lost 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Louis Ferry |
|
Virginia Tech
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
223 | 380 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Coffey |
|
Syracuse
| 2 |
9 |
0 |
129 | 288 |
Lost 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
|
Louisiana-Lafayette
| 0 |
10 |
0 |
75 | 275 |
Lost 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Russ Faulkinberry |
|
Army
| 0 |
10 |
0 |
67 | 382 |
Lost 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tom Cahill |
|
Florida State
| 0 |
11 |
0 |
98 | 331 |
Lost 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Jones |
