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1973 Colorado State

5–⁠6 (2–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Sarkis Arslanian.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 1973, game by game: lost vs. Arizona 0–31; won at BYU 21–13; won vs. New Mexico State 31–27; lost at No. 13 Arizona State 14–67; won at Idaho 33–30; lost vs. Utah State 18–34; lost at Wyoming 3–35; won at UTEP 76–24; won vs. Toledo 21–14; lost vs. No. 15 Houston 20–28; lost vs. New Mexico 13–30+52−53Lost 0–31 vs. Arizona-31ArizonaWon 21–13 at BYU+8BYUWon 31–27 vs. New Mexico State+4New Mexico StateLost 14–67 at No. 13 Arizona State-53No. 13 Arizona StateWon 33–30 at Idaho+3IdahoLost 18–34 vs. Utah State-16Utah StateLost 3–35 at Wyoming-32WyomingWon 76–24 at UTEP+52UTEPWon 21–14 vs. Toledo+7ToledoLost 20–28 vs. No. 15 Houston-8No. 15 HoustonLost 13–30 vs. New Mexico-17New Mexico
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsArizonaL 0–⁠3144%
Sep 15atBYUW 21–⁠1319%
Sep 22vsNew Mexico StateW 31–⁠2756%
Sep 29at13Arizona StateL 14–⁠6711%
Oct 6atIdahoW 33–⁠3049%
Oct 13vsUtah StateL 18–⁠3435%
Oct 20atWyomingL 3–⁠3537%
Oct 27atUTEPW 76–⁠2460%
Nov 3vsToledoW 21–⁠1442%
Nov 10vs15HoustonL 20–⁠2822%
Nov 24vsNew MexicoL 13–⁠3059%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Mexico 30–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠4 7th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
250–⁠333
Coach
Sarkis Arslanian
Elo
1351 −1 this season
SP+ rating
-10.6 No. 94 of 123; offense No. 51, defense No. 113
SRS
−10.4 No. 94 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Doug Gerhart
Defensive coordinator
Charles Armey

1973 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State6–⁠111–⁠19
Arizona6–⁠18–⁠3
Utah4–⁠27–⁠5
BYU3–⁠45–⁠6
Wyoming3–⁠44–⁠7
New Mexico3–⁠44–⁠7
Colorado State2–⁠45–⁠6
UTEP0–⁠70–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.