1973: Week 8

66 games. Five ranked teams lost, one to an unranked team. Four games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Oct 20, 1973	2Alabama 42, 10Tennessee 21	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	3Oklahoma 34, 16Colorado 7	Box score
Oct 19, 1973	14Houston 30, 15Miami 7	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	11Nebraska 10, 18Kansas 9	Box score

Upsets

Oct 20, 1973

Texas Tech 31, 19Arizona 17upset

Box 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

Oct 19, 1973	14Houston 30, 15Miami 7	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	2Alabama 42, 10Tennessee 21	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	12Arizona State 52, BYU 12	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Arkansas State 37, Xavier 0	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Auburn 24, Georgia Tech 10	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	California 24, Oregon State 14	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Cincinnati 27, Wichita State 6	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Clemson 24, Duke 8	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Dartmouth 28, Brown 16	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	East Carolina 34, The Citadel 0	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Fresno State 15, Long Beach State 14	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Furman 19, VMI 13	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Harvard 21, Cornell 15	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Illinois 6, Michigan State 3	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Kansas State 21, Iowa State 19	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Lamar 31, Louisiana 0	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	9LSU 28, Kentucky 21	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Maryland 37, Wake Forest 0	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Memphis 13, Florida State 10	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	20Miami (OH) 31, Bowling Green 8	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	4Michigan 35, Wisconsin 6	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Minnesota 31, Iowa 23	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Ole Miss 13, Florida 10	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Mississippi State 18, Louisville 7upset	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	7Missouri 13, Oklahoma State 9	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Navy 42, Air Force 6	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	11Nebraska 10, 18Kansas 9	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	New Mexico 49, UTEP 0	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	North Texas 19, Drake 7	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Northern Illinois 45, Ball State 17	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	8Notre Dame 62, Army 3	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	1Ohio State 37, Indiana 7	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	3Oklahoma 34, 16Colorado 7	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	5Penn State 49, Syracuse 6	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Pittsburgh 28, Boston College 14upset	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Princeton 37, Colgate 21	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Purdue 21, Northwestern 10	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Richmond 38, West Virginia 17	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	San Diego State 13, Pacific 10	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	South Carolina 38, Ohio 22	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	6USC 31, Oregon 10	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	SMU 27, Rice 16	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Southern Miss 41, Texas–Arlington 14	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Stanford 23, Washington 14	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Tampa 25, Southern Illinois 23	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Texas 34, Arkansas 6	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Texas A&M 35, TCU 16	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Texas Tech 31, 19Arizona 17upset	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Toledo 14, Dayton 10	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	17Tulane 16, North Carolina 0	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Tulsa 52, New Mexico State 14	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	13UCLA 24, Washington State 13	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Utah 28, San José State 21	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Utah State 36, West Texas 14	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Vanderbilt 18, Georgia 14upset	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Virginia Tech 27, Virginia 15	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Western Michigan 21, Marshall 7	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	William & Mary 51, Davidson 35	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Wyoming 35, Colorado State 3	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Yale 29, Columbia 0	Box score

Everyone else

Oct 19, 1973	Pennsylvania 27, Lehigh 20	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	App State 28, Wofford 21	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Idaho 17, Weber State 13	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Kent State 34, Eastern Michigan 20	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Rutgers 24, Delaware 7	Box score
Oct 20, 1973	Western Carolina 14, Chattanooga 0	Box score