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1973 Ohio

5–⁠5 (2–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Hess.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 1973, game by game: lost vs. Kent State 7–35; lost at Toledo 8–35; won at Northwestern 14–12; lost at No. 20 Miami (OH) 6–10; lost at South Carolina 22–38; won vs. Western Michigan 16–0; won vs. Bowling Green 24–23; won vs. Cincinnati 14–8; lost at No. 6 Penn State 10–49; won at Marshall 35–21+16−39Lost 7–35 vs. Kent State-28Kent StateLost 8–35 at Toledo-27ToledoWon 14–12 at Northwestern+2NorthwesternLost 6–10 at No. 20 Miami (OH)-4No. 20 Miami (OH)Lost 22–38 at South Carolina-16South CarolinaWon 16–0 vs. Western Michigan+16Western MichiganWon 24–23 vs. Bowling Green+1Bowling GreenWon 14–8 vs. Cincinnati+6CincinnatiLost 10–49 at No. 6 Penn State-39No. 6 Penn StateWon 35–21 at Marshall+14Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsKent StateL 7–⁠3542%
Sep 29atToledoL 8–⁠3526%
Oct 6atNorthwesternW 14–⁠1238%
Oct 13at20Miami (OH)L 6–⁠1015%
Oct 20atSouth CarolinaL 22–⁠3825%
Oct 27vsWestern MichiganW 16–⁠035%
Nov 3vsBowling GreenW 24–⁠2336%
Nov 10vsCincinnatiW 14–⁠852%
Nov 17at6Penn StateL 10–⁠499%
Nov 22atMarshallW 35–⁠2153%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Marshall 35–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
156–⁠231
Coach
Bill Hess
Elo
1440 +40 this season
SP+ rating
4.8 No. 60 of 123; offense No. 73, defense No. 46
SRS
−5.5 No. 83 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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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.