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1973 Georgia Tech

5–⁠6, coached by Bill Fulcher.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1973, game by game: lost at South Carolina 28–41; lost vs. No. 1 USC 6–23; won vs. Clemson 29–21; won vs. Army 14–10; lost at No. 8 Tennessee 14–20; lost vs. Auburn 10–24; lost at No. 15 Tulane 14–23; won vs. Duke 12–10; won vs. VMI 36–7; won vs. Navy 26–22; lost vs. Georgia 3–10+29−17Lost 28–41 at South Carolina-13South CarolinaLost 6–23 vs. No. 1 USC-17No. 1 USCWon 29–21 vs. Clemson+8ClemsonWon 14–10 vs. Army+4ArmyLost 14–20 at No. 8 Tennessee-6No. 8 TennesseeLost 10–24 vs. Auburn-14AuburnLost 14–23 at No. 15 Tulane-9No. 15 TulaneWon 12–10 vs. Duke+2DukeWon 36–7 vs. VMI+29VMIWon 26–22 vs. Navy+4NavyLost 3–10 vs. Georgia-7Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atSouth CarolinaL 28–⁠4156%
Sep 22vs1USCL 6–⁠2329%
Sep 29vsClemsonW 29–⁠2168%
Oct 6vsArmyW 14–⁠1072%
Oct 13at8TennesseeL 14–⁠2019%
Oct 20vsAuburnL 10–⁠2441%
Oct 27at15TulaneL 14–⁠2329%
Nov 3vsDukeW 12–⁠1071%
Nov 10vsVMIW 36–⁠785%
Nov 17vsNavyW 26–⁠2258%
Dec 1vsGeorgiaL 3–⁠1043%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 10–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1973.

Consensus All-AmericanRandy Rhino, DB

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
192–⁠211
Coach
Bill Fulcher
Elo
1495 −54 this season
SP+ rating
-6.3 No. 87 of 123; offense No. 99, defense No. 64
SRS
−0.2 No. 65 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bill Pace
Captains
Jim Owings and Steve Putnal