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American college football season

1973 NCAA Division III football season

Regular season

August – November 1973

Playoffs

November – December 1973

National
championship

Garrett–Harrison Stadium
Phenix City, AL

Champion

Wittenberg

← 1972 ·

NCAA Division III football seasons

· 1974 →

The1973 NCAA Division III football season, part ofcollege football in the United States organized by theNational Collegiate Athletic Association at theDivision III level, began in August 1973, and concluded with theNCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1973 atGarrett–Harrison Stadium inPhenix City, Alabama. This was the first season for Division III (andDivision II) football, which were formerly in the College Division in1972 and prior.

Wittenberg won their first Division III championship, defeatingJuniata in the championship game by a score of 41−0.^[1]

Conference changes and new programs

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School	1972 conference	1973 conference
Albany	New program	NCAA Division III independent
Seton Hall	New program	Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference
Salisbury State	New program	NCAA Division III independent

Conference standings

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1973 College Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Southwestern (TN) $	2	–	0	–	0	4	–	3	–	2
Sewanee	1	–	1	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Centre	0	–	2	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1973 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Carthage $^	8	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Millikin	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Augustana (IL)	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Illinois Wesleyan	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Carroll (WI)	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Elmhurst	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
North Park	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Wheaton (IL)	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
North Central (IL)	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

1973 Eastern Football Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Central Connecticut State $	3	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Southern Connecticut State	2	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Montclair State	1	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Glassboro State	0	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1973 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Hobart $	3	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Alfred	2	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
St. Lawrence	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
RIT	0	–	2	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
RPI	0	–	3	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Ithaca *	2	–	0	–	0	5	–	4	–	0

$ – Conference champion * – Did not complete for title

1973 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Butler $	5	–	1	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
DePauw	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Evansville	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Indiana Central	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Valparaiso	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Saint Joseph's (IN)	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Wabash	0	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1973 Iowa Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 Buena Vista $	7	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Central (IA)	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Wartburg	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Dubuque	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
William Penn	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Luther	2	–	4	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Simpson (IA)	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Upper Iowa	0	–	6	–	1	1	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

1973 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Hampden–Sydney $	3	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Johns Hopkins	2	–	0	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Bridgewater	2	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Randolph–Macon	2	–	1	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Western Maryland	0	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Towson State	0	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Gallaudet	0	–	0	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1973 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
C. W. Post $	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Hofstra	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Fordham	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Merchant Marine	1	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Seton Hall	0	–	2	–	0	3	–	4	–	0
Saint Peter's	0	–	2	–	0	0	–	9	–	0
Wagner	0	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1973 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Hope $	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Olivet	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Albion	3	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Alma	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Kalamazoo	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Adrian	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1973 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Northern Division
Juniata x^	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Wilkes	5	–	1	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Albright	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Delaware Valley	4	–	3	–	1	4	–	3	–	0
Lycoming	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Susquehanna	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Upsala	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Wagner *	2	–	1	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Southern Division
Franklin & Marshall x	8	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Widener	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Muhlenberg	7	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Johns Hopkins	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Western Maryland	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Moravian	3	–	5	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Lebanon Valley	2	–	5	–	2	2	–	5	–	2
Dickinson	1	–	5	–	2	1	–	5	–	2
Ursinus	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	5	–	1
Swarthmore	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	7	–	0

x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant * – Ineligible due to insufficient conference games Juniata won Northern Section on Hazlett point system

1973 Midwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Coe $	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Monmouth (IL)	6	–	1	–	1	6	–	1	–	1
Knox	5	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Ripon	5	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
St. Olaf	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Lawrence	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Carleton	3	–	4	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Cornell (IA)	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Beloit	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Grinnell	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1973 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 St. Thomas (MN) +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Minnesota–Duluth +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Augsburg	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Gustavus Adolphus	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Concordia–Moorhead	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Saint John's (MN)	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Hamline	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Macalester	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

1973 New England Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Nichols $	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Plymouth State	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Bridgewater State	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Curry	2	–	2	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Maine Maritime	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Boston State	0	–	4	–	1	1	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1973 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Montclair State $	4	–	0	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Jersey City State	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Trenton State	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Glassboro State	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Kean	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
William Paterson	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1973 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Blue Division
Marietta xy	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Muskingum	2	–	1	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan	2	–	1	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Otterbein	1	–	2	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Denison	0	–	3	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Red Division
No. 4 Wittenberg xy$^	5	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Wooster	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Heidelberg	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Capital	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Mount Union	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Not competing for championship
Kenyon			–			5	–	4	–	0
Oberlin			–			4	–	5	–	0
Championship:Wittenberg 35, Marietta 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings fromAP small college poll

1973 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
East Division
West Chester xy	4	–	0	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
East Stroudsburg	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	1	–	1
Millersville	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Cheyney	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Bloomsburg	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Kutztown	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Mansfield	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
West Division
No. T–20 Slippery Rock xy$	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Clarion	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Edinboro	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Lock Haven	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
California (PA)	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Shippensburg	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Indiana (PA) *	0	–	0	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Championship:Slippery Rock 28, West Chester 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for conference title Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

1973 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
John Carroll $	5	–	0	–	2	7	–	1	–	2
Allegheny	5	–	1	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Thiel	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Hiram	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Mellon	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Bethany (WV)	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	5	–	1
Washington & Jefferson	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Case Western Reserve	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1973 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 Redlands $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Whittier	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
La Verne	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Claremont-Mudd	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Occidental	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Pomona-Pitzer	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

1973 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Wisconsin–La Crosse $^	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Wisconsin–Platteville	6	–	1	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
Wisconsin–Whitewater	4	–	2	–	2	6	–	2	–	2
Wisconsin–Eau Claire	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin–River Falls	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin–Superior	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin–Stout	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

1973 NCAA Division III independents football records
v t e	Conf.			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Colorado College		–		9	–	1	–	0
Bridgeport ^		–		9	–	2	–	0
San Diego ^		–		9	–	2	–	1
Albany		–		7	–	2	–	0
Salisbury State		–		7	–	2	–	0
Ashland		–		7	–	3	–	0
Norwich		–		6	–	3	–	0
Rochester (NY)		–		6	–	3	–	0
Brockport		–		5	–	3	–	0
Maryville (TN)		–		5	–	4	–	0
Millsaps		–		5	–	4	–	0
Madison		–		4	–	5	–	0
St. Norbert		–		4	–	5	–	0
Lake Forest		–		3	–	4	–	1
Saint Mary's		–		3	–	4	–	1
Georgetown		–		3	–	5	–	0
Grove City		–		2	–	6	–	1
Cortland		–		1	–	7	–	1
Chicago		–		0	–	6	–	1

^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

Conference champions

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Conference	Champion(s)
College Athletic Conference	Southwestern at Memphis
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	Carthage
Independent College Athletic Conference	Champion unknown
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Buena Vista
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Hope
Middle Atlantic Conference	North:Juniata South:Franklin & Marshall
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference	Coe
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Minnesota–Duluth St. Thomas (MN)
New England Football Conference	Nichols
New Jersey State Athletic Conference	Montclair State
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III)	Fisk
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Redlands

Postseason

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The1973 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the first single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men'sNCAA Division III college football. The inaugural edition had only four teams (in comparison with the 40 teams competing as of 2024). The championship game was held atGarrett-Harrison Stadium inPhenix City, Alabama. TheWittenberg Tigers defeated theJuniata College Eagles, 41−0, to win their first national title.^[2]

Playoff bracket

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Semifinals Campus sites		National Championship Game Garrett–Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL

Juniata	35

Bridgeport	14
		Juniata	0

		Wittenberg	41
Wittenberg	21

San Diego	14

Coaching changes

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In-season

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This is restricted to coaching changes that took place during the season.

School	Outgoing coach	Reason	Replacement	Previous position
Ripon	John Storzer	Died^[3]	Bill Connor^[4] (interim, named full-time in December 1973)^[5]	Ripon defensive coordinator (1967–1973)

End of season

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This list includes all head coaching changes announced during or after the season.

School	Outgoing coach	Reason	Replacement	Previous position
Bridgeport	Ed Farrell	Hired ashead coach forDavidson^[6]	Ray Murphy^[7]	East Stroudsburg offensive coordinator (1973)
Brockport	Gerry D'Agostino	Resigned	Dave Hutter^[8]	Brockport assistant coach (1971–1973)
East Stroudsburg	Charles Reese	Leave of absence^[9]	Dennis Douds (full-season interim, hired full-time on January 29, 1975)^[9]^[10]	East Stroudsburg defensive coordinator (1968–1973)
Elmhurst	Wendell Harris	Resigned	Al Hanke^[11]	Lake Forest assistant coach (1954–1973)
Hamline	Dick Mulkern	Resigned^[a]^[12]	Jim Sessions^[13]	Marietta assistant coach (1973)
Jersey City State	Jack Stephans	Resigned^[14]	Bill McKeown^[15]	Northeastern offensive coordinator (1972–1973)
Maryville (TN)	Boydson Baird (full-season interim)	Permanent replacement hired	Jim Jordan^[16]	Carson–Newman defensive backs coach (1973)
RIT	Tom Coughlin	Hired asquarterbacks coach forSyracuse^[17]	Lou Spiotti^[b]^[18]	Rochester defensive backs coach (1972–1973)
Saint Mary's (CA)	Leo McKillip	Hired as defensive coordinator for theEdmonton Eskimos^[19]	Jim McDonald^[20]	Saint Mary's (CA) offensive line coach (1971–1973)
Saint Peter's	Vinnie Carlesimo	Resigned^[c]	Joe Coviello^[21]	North Bergen HS (NJ) (1960–1972)
San Diego	Andy Vinci	Hired ashead coach byCal Poly Pomona^[22]	Dick Logan^[23]	San Francisco State offensive coordinator (1970–1973)
Simpson	Al Paone	Resigned	Larry Johnson (full-season interim)^[24]	Simpson head baseball coach (1970–1974)
Swarthmore	Millard Robinson (full-season interim)	Not retained^[25]	Lew Elverson	Swarthmore head coach (1946–1972)
Trenton State	Pete Carmichael	Hired asdefensive coordinator forColumbia^[26]	Dick Curl^[d]^[27]	Trenton State offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (1973)
Wabash	Dick Bowman^[28]	Hired asdefensive line coach forArmy	Frank Navarro^[29]	Columbia head coach (1968–1973)
William Paterson	Phil Zofrea	Resigned^[30]	Bob Trocolor^[31]	Manchester Regional HS (NJ) freshmen coach (1963)
Wisconsin–Platteville	Gil Krueger	Hired ashead coach forNorthern Michigan^[32]	Bob Seamans^[33]	Wisconsin–Platteville defensive coordinator (1969–1973)

^Resigned to devote more time as Hamline'sathletic director.
^Cortland defensive coordinatorDick Wheaton from 1971 to 1973 was originally hired, but resigned after three weeks.
^Saint Peter's canceled their football season with five games remaining.
^Villanova offensive coordinatorFred O'Connor was initially hired but was replaced by Curl due to backlash from the football players.

References

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^^a ^b"Stroudsburg's Reese On Leave of Absence".The Times Leader. February 9, 1974. p. 12. RetrievedJune 15, 2024.
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^"Logan hired as USD grid coach".Press-Telegram. February 7, 1974. p. 29. RetrievedJune 15, 2024.
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^"Carmichael gets grid job at Columbia U."The Courier-News. January 16, 1974. p. 48. RetrievedJune 15, 2024.
^"Trenton St. names Curl".The Jersey Journal. May 1, 1974. p. 15. RetrievedJune 15, 2024.
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v t e NCAA football seasons
Pre-NCAA	1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905
NCAA pre-divisional	1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
NCAA University Division	1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
NCAA Division I	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
NCAA Division I-A/FBS	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
NCAA Division I-AA/FCS	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
NCAA College Division	1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
NCAA Division II	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
NCAA Division III	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025