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1973 Southern Illinois

3–⁠7–⁠1, coached by Dick Towers.

Schedule and results

Southern Illinois in 1973, game by game: lost at Northern Illinois 28–34; lost vs. East Carolina 25–42; lost at No. 12 Oklahoma State 7–70; lost at Dayton 19–23; won vs. Xavier 73–7; lost vs. Tampa 23–25; won vs. Akron 14–13; tied at Ball State 16–16; won vs. Drake 37–20; lost at Indiana State 17–36; lost at Illinois State 8–10+66−63Lost 28–34 at Northern Illinois-6Northern Illino…Lost 25–42 vs. East Carolina-17East CarolinaLost 7–70 at No. 12 Oklahoma State-63No. 12 Oklahoma StateLost 19–23 at Dayton-4DaytonWon 73–7 vs. Xavier+66XavierLost 23–25 vs. Tampa-2TampaWon 14–13 vs. Akron+1AkronTied 16–16 at Ball State0Ball StateWon 37–20 vs. Drake+17DrakeLost 17–36 at Indiana State-19Indiana StateLost 8–10 at Illinois State-2Illinois State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atNorthern IllinoisL 28–⁠346%
Sep 22vsEast CarolinaL 25–⁠4212%
Sep 29at12Oklahoma StateL 7–⁠704%
Oct 6atDaytonL 19–⁠2315%
Oct 13vsXavierW 73–⁠730%
Oct 20vsTampaL 23–⁠2513%
Oct 27vsAkronW 14–⁠1354%
Nov 3atBall StateT 16–⁠1645%
Nov 10vsDrakeW 37–⁠2040%
Nov 17atIndiana StateL 17–⁠3650%
Nov 24atIllinois StateL 8–⁠1042%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Illinois State 10–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Record
3–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
267–⁠296
Coach
Dick Towers
Elo
1142 +50 this season
SP+ rating
-3.8 No. 81 of 123; offense No. 15, defense No. 120
SRS
−10.1 No. 93 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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