1973: Week 4

67 games. Two ranked teams lost, one to an unranked team. One game matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Sep 22, 19732Nebraska 31, 14NC State 14Box score

Upsets

Sep 21, 1973Miami 20, 6Texas 15upsetBox score

A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.

FBS vs. FBS

Sep 21, 197316Houston 27, South Carolina 19Box score
Sep 21, 1973Miami 20, 6Texas 15upsetBox score
Sep 22, 1973Air Force 24, Oregon 17Box score
Sep 22, 19734Alabama 28, Kentucky 14Box score
Sep 22, 1973Arizona 26, Indiana 10Box score
Sep 22, 197313Arizona State 20, Washington State 9Box score
Sep 22, 1973Baylor 20, Pittsburgh 14Box score
Sep 22, 197320Bowling Green 31, Dayton 16Box score
Sep 22, 197319Colorado 28, Wisconsin 25Box score
Sep 22, 1973Colorado State 31, New Mexico State 27Box score
Sep 22, 1973Duke 23, Washington 21Box score
Sep 22, 1973East Carolina 42, Southern Illinois 25Box score
Sep 22, 197315Florida 14, Southern Miss 13Box score
Sep 22, 1973Georgia 31, Clemson 14Box score
Sep 22, 1973Illinois 27, California 7Box score
Sep 22, 1973Iowa State 48, Idaho 0Box score
Sep 22, 1973Kansas 28, Florida State 0Box score
Sep 22, 1973Kansas State 21, Tulsa 0Box score
Sep 22, 1973Kent State 35, Ohio 7Box score
Sep 22, 197311LSU 28, Texas A&M 23Box score
Sep 22, 1973Louisiana Tech 23, Louisiana 0Box score
Sep 22, 1973Louisville 27, Drake 17Box score
Sep 22, 1973Maryland 23, North Carolina 3upsetBox score
Sep 22, 1973Memphis 17, Ole Miss 13Box score
Sep 22, 1973Miami (OH) 24, Purdue 19Box score
Sep 22, 19735Michigan 47, Stanford 10Box score
Sep 22, 1973Michigan State 14, Syracuse 8Box score
Sep 22, 1973Mississippi State 52, Vanderbilt 21Box score
Sep 22, 197320Missouri 31, Virginia 7Box score
Sep 22, 19732Nebraska 31, 14NC State 14Box score
Sep 22, 1973North Texas 32, West Texas 15Box score
Sep 22, 19738Notre Dame 44, Northwestern 0Box score
Sep 22, 197317Oklahoma State 38, Arkansas 6Box score
Sep 22, 19737Penn State 39, Navy 0Box score
Sep 22, 1973Richmond 35, VMI 0Box score
Sep 22, 1973San Diego State 35, Utah State 7Box score
Sep 22, 1973San José State 24, Long Beach State 6Box score
Sep 22, 19731USC 23, Georgia Tech 6Box score
Sep 22, 1973SMU 35, Oregon State 16Box score
Sep 22, 1973Tampa 34, Xavier 7Box score
Sep 22, 197310Tennessee 37, Army 18Box score
Sep 22, 1973TCU 49, Texas–Arlington 13Box score
Sep 22, 1973Texas Tech 41, New Mexico 7Box score
Sep 22, 1973Tulane 21, Boston College 16Box score
Sep 22, 197318UCLA 55, Iowa 18Box score
Sep 22, 1973Utah 82, UTEP 6Box score
Sep 22, 1973Villanova 14, Cincinnati 7Box score
Sep 22, 1973West Virginia 24, Virginia Tech 10Box score
Sep 22, 1973Western Michigan 28, Northern Illinois 14Box score
Sep 22, 1973Wichita State 14, Arkansas State 12Box score
Sep 22, 1973William & Mary 15, Wake Forest 14Box score
Sep 22, 1973Wyoming 49, Pacific 14Box score

Everyone else

Sep 22, 197312Auburn 31, Chattanooga 0Box score
Sep 22, 1973Colgate 55, Lafayette 21Box score
Sep 22, 1973Davidson 20, Lenoir Rhyne 17Box score
Sep 22, 1973Furman 21, Wofford 19upsetBox score
Sep 22, 1973Hawai’i 13, Fresno State 10Box score
Sep 22, 1973Holy Cross 31, New Hampshire 0Box score
Sep 22, 1973Illinois State 24, The Citadel 6upsetBox score
Sep 22, 1973McNeese 20, Lamar 7Box score
Sep 22, 1973Minnesota 41, North Dakota 14Box score
Sep 22, 1973UNLV 31, Marshall 9upsetBox score
Sep 22, 1973Rice 21, Montana 10Box score
Sep 22, 1973Rutgers 31, Lehigh 13Box score
Sep 22, 1973Temple 47, Akron 33Box score
Sep 22, 1973Toledo 23, Central Michigan 21Box score
Sep 22, 1973Western Carolina 23, App State 14Box score