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1973 Kent State

9–⁠2 (4–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Don James.

Schedule and results

Kent State in 1973, game by game: won vs. Louisville 10–3; won at Ohio 35–7; lost at San Diego State 9–17; won at Western Michigan 39–15; won vs. Bowling Green 21–7; won vs. Eastern Michigan 34–20; won at Utah State 27–16; won vs. Marshall 35–3; lost vs. No. 17 Miami (OH) 10–20; won at Toledo 52–16; won vs. Central Michigan 28–7+36−10Won 10–3 vs. Louisville+7LouisvilleWon 35–7 at Ohio+28OhioLost 9–17 at San Diego State-8San Diego StateWon 39–15 at Western Michigan+24Western MichiganWon 21–7 vs. Bowling Green+14Bowling GreenWon 34–20 vs. Eastern Michigan+14Eastern MichiganWon 27–16 at Utah State+11Utah StateWon 35–3 vs. Marshall+32MarshallLost 10–20 vs. No. 17 Miami (OH)-10No. 17 Miami (OH)Won 52–16 at Toledo+36ToledoWon 28–7 vs. Central Michigan+21Central Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsLouisvilleW 10–⁠345%
Sep 22atOhioW 35–⁠758%
Sep 29atSan Diego StateL 9–⁠1730%
Oct 6atWestern MichiganW 39–⁠1541%
Oct 13vsBowling GreenW 21–⁠752%
Oct 20vsEastern MichiganW 34–⁠2096%
Oct 27atUtah StateW 27–⁠1643%
Nov 3vsMarshallW 35–⁠390%
Nov 10vs17Miami (OH)L 10–⁠2050%
Nov 17atToledoW 52–⁠1665%
Nov 24vsCentral MichiganW 28–⁠795%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Central Michigan 28–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 10: 19

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.

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
300–⁠131
Coach
Don James
Elo
1628 +143 this season
SP+ rating
23.6 No. 9 of 123; offense No. 21, defense No. 8
SRS
10.9 No. 27 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dick Scesniak
Defensive coordinator
Dennis Fitzgerald

Drafted in 1974

The 1974 draft
Rd 2Gerald Tinker WRAtlanta Falcons
Rd 2Jack Lambert LBPittsburgh Steelers

1973 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami (OH)5–⁠011–⁠015
Kent State4–⁠19–⁠2
Bowling Green2–⁠37–⁠3
Ohio2–⁠35–⁠5
Western Michigan2–⁠46–⁠5
Toledo1–⁠43–⁠8
Ball State0–⁠10–⁠3–⁠1

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