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1973 NCAA Division II football season

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American college football season

1973 NCAA Division II football season
Regular seasonSeptember –
November 1973
PlayoffsDecember 1–15
National championshipCamellia Bowl
Hughes Stadium
Sacramento, California
ChampionLouisiana Tech
← 1972 ·football seasons· 1974 →

The1973 NCAA Division II football season, part ofcollege football in the United States organized by theNational Collegiate Athletic Association at theDivision II level. The season began in September and concluded with theDivision II Championship on December 15 atHughes Stadium inSacramento, California. This was the first season for Division II (andDivision III) football, which were formerly in the College Division in1972 and prior.

Louisiana Tech won their first Division II championship, defeatingWestern Kentucky 34–0 in theCamellia Bowl championship game.[1][2]

Conference realignment

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Membership changes

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School1972 Conference1973 Conference
AkronIndependentD-II Independent
Ball StateIndependentD-II Independent
Eastern MichiganIndependentD-II Independent
Illinois StateIndependentD-II Independent
Nevada–RenoIndependentD-II Independent

Conference standings

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1973 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5Boise State $^6001030
Montana State510740
Idaho320470
Northern Arizona230460
Montana240460
Weber State240380
Idaho State060290
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • Idaho was classified as Division I.[3] All the other teams were classified as Division II.
Rankings fromAP small college poll
1973 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8/9Cal Poly $400910
UC Riverside310820
Cal State Fullerton130740
Cal Poly Pomona130461
Cal State Northridge130290
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings fromAP/UPI small college polls
1973 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Virginia Union $900910
Livingstone520721
Norfolk State530550
Johnson C. Smith320740
Virginia State320550
Elizabeth City State441451
Fayetteville State440550
Winston-Salem State251371
Hampton151172
Shaw151161
Saint Paul's (VA)160190
  • $ – Conference champion
1973 Eastern Football Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Connecticut State $300910
Southern Connecticut State210640
Montclair State120640
Glassboro State030460
  • $ – Conference champion
1973 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
UC Davis +410730
Chico State +410730
San Francisco State320721
Cal State Hayward320370
Humboldt State140262
Sacramento State050190
  • + – Conference co-champions
1973 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–17Troy State $610721
No. 4Jacksonville State520720
Delta State630830
Livingston431631
Northwestern State340560
Mississippi College340460
Southeastern Louisiana340460
Florence State360460
Nicholls State270290
Tennessee–Martin151281
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1973 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Butler $510550
DePauw420630
Evansville320550
Indiana Central330730
Valparaiso330650
Saint Joseph's (IN)140370
Wabash040550
  • $ – Conference champion
1973 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina Central $510740
South Carolina State411731
Howard420820
Morgan State420630
Maryland Eastern Shore240450
North Carolina A&T141461
Delaware State0600110
  • $ – Conference champion
1973 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
SE Missouri State $510640
NW Missouri State420640
Lincoln (MO)330560
SW Missouri State330370
Missouri–Rolla231362
NE Missouri State231272
Central Missouri State150280
  • $ – Conference champion
1973 North Central Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14North Dakota State +610820
No. 11South Dakota +^610830
Mankato State430740
North Dakota430640
Augustana (SD)331631
South Dakota State241551
Northern Iowa250550
Morningside070090
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings fromAP small college poll
1973 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Moorhead State $510730
Michigan Tech420541
St. Cloud State420460
Bemidji State240540
Southwest State (MN)240460
Minnesota Morris240360
Winona State240370
  • $ – Conference champion
1973 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3Western Kentucky $^7001210
Murray State520730
Eastern Kentucky430740
Morehead State430650
East Tennessee State340470
Middle Tennessee340470
Tennessee Tech160281
Austin Peay160280
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings fromAP small college poll
1973 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
East Division
West Chester xy400550
East Stroudsburg510611
Millersville420720
Cheyney320540
Bloomsburg240450
Kutztown150270
Mansfield050170
West Division
No. T–20Slippery Rock xy$500820
Clarion320540
Edinboro320441
Lock Haven230270
California (PA)140360
Shippensburg140270
Indiana (PA) *000450
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 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Division I
Bethune–Cookman x500920
Florida A&M410560
No. 16Albany State320631
Alabama A&M320550
Tuskegee230740
Morris Brown140181
Alabama State050380
Division II
No. 7Fisk x500900
Fort Valley State410711
Clark (GA)410431
Morehouse320431
Savannah State230360
Lane140360
Miles140180
Knoxville050080
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1973 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2Louisiana Tech $^5001210
Arkansas State320730
Lamar320550
McNeese State230731
UT Arlington230460
SW Louisiana0500100
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings fromAP small college poll
1973 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5/7Grambling +^5101030
No. 10Jackson State +510920
No. T–20Alcorn A&M321721
Southern330640
Texas Southern231551
Mississippi Valley State240350
Prairie View A&M060261
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll andAP small college poll
1973 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Division
Fairmont State xy$300631
West Liberty State211351
Salem220640
Shepherd120640
West Virginia Wesleyan031261
Southern Division
No. 2Glenville State xy^4001020
Bluefield State310450
West Virginia State220550
West Virginia Tech130450
Concord040090
Championship:Fairmont State 21, Glenville State 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
    Conference standings based on power ratings
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1973 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Connecticut $501821
Rhode Island411622
UMass420650
New Hampshire230450
Boston University230370
Maine240370
Vermont150360
  • $ – Conference champion
1973 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1Tennessee State  1000
No. 9Hawaii  920
Nebraska–Omaha  721
Trinity (TX)  830
UNLV  830
No. 13Delaware ^  840
Western Carolina  631
Central Michigan  740
Nevada  740
Western Illinois  740
Milwaukee  641
Eastern Michigan  640
American International  540
Akron  650
Central State (OH)  650
Ball State  551
Wayne State (MI)  550
Drexel  440
Bucknell  342
Northeast Louisiana  352
Santa Clara  460
Youngstown State  460
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  351
Chattanooga  470
Indiana State  470
Northeastern  360
Kentucky State  380
Northern Michigan  271
Eastern Illinois  290
Portland State  1100
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings fromAP small college poll

Conference summaries

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See also:List of NCAA Division II football seasons
ConferenceChampion
Big Sky ConferenceBoise State
California Collegiate Athletic AssociationCal Poly
Central Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationVirginia Union
Eastern Football ConferenceCentral Connecticut State
Far Western Football ConferenceUC Davis andCal State Chico
Gulf South ConferenceTroy State
Indiana Collegiate ConferenceButler
Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceNorth Carolina Central
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationSoutheast Missouri State
North Central ConferenceNorth Dakota State andSouth Dakota
Ohio Valley ConferenceWestern Kentucky
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceBethune-Cookman
Southland ConferenceLouisiana Tech
Southwestern Athletic ConferenceGrambling andJackson State
Yankee ConferenceConnecticut

Postseason

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1973 NCAA DivisionII Football Championship
Teams8
Finals Site
Champion
Runner-up
Semifinalists
Winning coach

The1973 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the firstsingle-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men'sNCAA Division II college football. The inaugural edition had only eight teams; of the four quarterfinal games, three were played on campus and a fourth was inAtlantic City, New Jersey,[4] the final edition of theBoardwalk Bowl. The semifinals were held at theGrantland Rice Bowl inBaton Rouge, Louisiana,[5] and thePioneer Bowl inWichita Falls, Texas.[6][7]

The championship game was theCamellia Bowl, held atHughes Stadium inSacramento, California. TheLouisiana Tech Bulldogs defeated theWestern Kentucky Hilltoppers 34–0 to win their first national title.[2][8]

Playoff bracket

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First round
Atlantic City, NJ
& 3 campus sites


December 1
Semifinals
Grantland Rice Bowl
Pioneer Bowl

December 8
Championship
Camellia Bowl
Hughes Stadium
Sacramento, CA
December 15
         
Grambling17
Delaware8
Grambling20
Western Kentucky28
Western Kentucky *25
Lehigh16
Western Kentucky0
Louisiana Tech34
Louisiana Tech *18
Western Illinois13
Louisiana Tech38
Boise State34
Boise State *53
South Dakota10

*Denotes host institution

Rankings

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Main article:1973 small college football rankings

United Press International (UPI) and theAssociated Press (AP) continued to rank teams in their College Division or "small college" polls, which had started in 1958 and 1960, respectively. In 1973, UPI published their final poll at the end of the regular season, while the AP waited until postseason games had been completed. Bothwire services named theTennessee State Tigers as the number one team; Tennessee State did not compete in the playoffs "because five of its starters would not be eligible to play."[9] The players in question had sat out their freshmen year ("redshirt") and then played four seasons;[9] under NCAA rules at the time, such players were not eligible for postseason play as fifth-year seniors. During the regular season, the Tigers were undefeated (10–0) and had outscored their opponents 333–87.

United Press International (coaches) final poll
Published on November 28[10]

RankSchoolRecordNo. 1
votes
Total
points
1Tennessee State10–027314
2Western Kentucky10–03275
3Louisiana Tech9–11224
4Abilene Christian9–1176
5Wittenberg9–0169
6Elon11–0151
7Grambling State9–296
8Boise State9–291
9Cal Poly9–190
10Delaware8–341
11Jacksonville State7–232
12Langston10–024
13Hawaii8–223
14C.W. Post10–115
15South Dakota8–211

Associated Press (writers) final poll
Published on December 19[11]

RankSchoolRecordNo. 1
votes
Total
points
1Tennessee State10–017708
2Louisiana Tech12–1D221706
3Western Kentucky12–1D2459
4Wittenberg12–0D31407
T5Boise State10–3D2390
T5Abilene Christian11–1N1390
7Grambling State10–3D2372
8Cal Poly9–1264
9Hawaii8–2233
10Elon12–1N1223
11South Dakota8–3D2221
12Jacksonville State7–2220
13Delaware8–3152
14North Dakota State8–2111
15Langston11–1N195

^N1 Record includes NAIA Division I playoff games
^D2 Record includes NCAA Division II playoff games
^D3 Record includes NCAA Division III playoff games

See also

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References

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  1. ^"All-Time Conference Champions"(PDF).NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 15–28. RetrievedDecember 23, 2013.
  2. ^ab"Western Kentucky (Louisiana Tech) champs after 34–0 romp".Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 16, 1973. p. 20.
  3. ^"NCAA Statistics". RetrievedJanuary 12, 2025.
  4. ^"Boise St. smears South Dakota".Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 2, 1973. p. 19.
  5. ^"Western Kentucky triumphs".Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 9, 1973. p. 19.
  6. ^"Boise in semis".Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 8, 1973. p. 17.
  7. ^"Late TD tops Boise".Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 9, 1973. p. 19.
  8. ^"1973 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket"(PDF).NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 13. RetrievedDecember 17, 2013.
  9. ^abFinocchiaro, Ray (November 15, 1973)."5 Ineligible So Tennessee State Quits Playoff".The News Journal.Wilmington, Delaware. RetrievedFebruary 28, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ^"College Football Small College Poll".The Republic.Columbus, Indiana.United Press International. November 28, 1973. RetrievedJuly 30, 2021 – viaNewspapers.comOpen access icon.
  11. ^"Tennessee St. Picked No. 1 In Grid Poll".The Northwest Arkansas Times.Fayetteville, Arkansas.Associated Press. December 19, 1973. RetrievedJuly 30, 2021 – viaNewspapers.comOpen access icon.
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