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1973 Mississippi State

4–⁠5–⁠2 (2–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bob Tyler.

Schedule and results

Mississippi State in 1973, game by game: tied vs. UL Monroe 21–21; won vs. Vanderbilt 52–21; won vs. No. 16 Florida 33–12; lost vs. Kentucky 14–42; won at Florida State 37–12; won at Louisville 18–7; tied vs. Southern Miss 10–10; lost vs. No. 2 Alabama 0–35; lost at Auburn 17–31; lost at No. 7 LSU 7–26; lost vs. Ole Miss 10–38+31−35Tied 21–21 vs. UL Monroe0UL MonroeWon 52–21 vs. Vanderbilt+31VanderbiltWon 33–12 vs. No. 16 Florida+21No. 16 FloridaLost 14–42 vs. Kentucky-28KentuckyWon 37–12 at Florida State+25Florida StateWon 18–7 at Louisville+11LouisvilleTied 10–10 vs. Southern Miss0Southern MissLost 0–35 vs. No. 2 Alabama-35No. 2 AlabamaLost 17–31 at Auburn-14AuburnLost 7–26 at No. 7 LSU-19No. 7 LSULost 10–38 vs. Ole Miss-28Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsUL MonroeT 21–⁠2179%
Sep 22vsVanderbiltW 52–⁠2163%
Sep 29vs16FloridaW 33–⁠1245%
Oct 6vsKentuckyL 14–⁠4271%
Oct 13atFlorida StateW 37–⁠1244%
Oct 20atLouisvilleW 18–⁠733%
Oct 27vsSouthern MissT 10–⁠1073%
Nov 3vs2AlabamaL 0–⁠3524%
Nov 10atAuburnL 17–⁠3125%
Nov 17at7LSUL 7–⁠2614%
Nov 24vsOle MissL 10–⁠3841%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 38–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
4–⁠5–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 8th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
219–⁠255
Coach
Bob Tyler
Elo
1462 +8 this season
SP+ rating
5.6 No. 56 of 123; offense No. 47, defense No. 58
SRS
3.3 No. 58 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1974

The 1974 draft
Rd 6Wayne Jones RBNew York Jets

All-SEC

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1973 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1973 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠011–⁠14
LSU5–⁠19–⁠313
Ole Miss4–⁠36–⁠5
Tennessee3–⁠38–⁠419
Georgia3–⁠47–⁠4–⁠1
Florida3–⁠47–⁠5
Kentucky3–⁠45–⁠6
Auburn2–⁠56–⁠6
Mississippi State2–⁠54–⁠5–⁠2
Vanderbilt1–⁠55–⁠6

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