Tampa Spartans
Tampa has played football since at least 1936 and is 51–58–3 in the 112 games on record. Since 1969, the NFL Draft has taken 10 players from here in its first seven rounds, 2 of them in the first round. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 2 coaches from Tampa. This season, they’re 6–5.
On this date in 1974Tampa beat Louisiana 14–13 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 51–58–3 .469; how we count
- Postseason
- 1–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1467
- Seasons
- 28 since 1936, 112 games
1974 season 6–5
RosterFull 1974 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Chattanooga | W 28–0 | 89% |
| Sep 14 | vs Toledo | W 47–13 | 71% |
| Sep 21 | at San Diego State | L 25–28 | 36% |
| Sep 28 | vs 20Miami | L 26–28 | 59% |
| Oct 5 | at Akron | W 16–7 | 87% |
| Oct 12 | vs Villanova | W 47–8 | 72% |
| Oct 19 | at Louisiana | W 14–13 | 87% |
| Oct 26 | vs Tulsa | L 21–31 | 72% |
| Nov 9 | vsWest Texas | L 6–24 | 74% |
| Nov 16 | vs Florida A&M | W 35–10 | 92% |
| Nov 23 | vs Southern Miss | L 10–11 | 58% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1936
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Miami
3–6–1 in 10
- 1936 T 0–0
- 1937 W 12–0
- 1938 L 6–32
- 1939 L 7–32
- 1940 L 0–27
- 1941 L 6–20
- 1942 L 6–65
- 1970 W 31–14
- 1972 W 7–0
- 1974 L 26–28
Lost the last one.
- Akron
4–1 in 5
Won the last three.
- Florida
0–5 in 5
Lost the last five.
| Opponent | Games | Tampa record |
|---|---|---|
| Miami | 10 | 3–6–1 |
| Akron | 5 | 4–1 |
| Florida | 5 | 0–5 |
| Florida State | 5 | 0–5 |
Every opponent (49)
Every program Tampa has played, A to Z, with Tampa’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Akron 4–1
- Alabama 0–1
- Bowling Green 2–0
- Bradley 0–1
- Buffalo 1–0–1
- Cal State Los Angeles 1–0
- California–Santa Barbara 1–0
- Chattanooga 3–1
- Cincinnati 0–1
- Dayton 1–0
- Drake 2–0
- East Carolina 2–0
- Eastern Kentucky 0–1
- Eastern Michigan 2–0
- Florida 0–5
- Florida A&M 3–0
- Florida State 0–5
- Furman 3–0–1
- Houston 0–1
- Indiana State 0–1
- Jacksonville Naval Air Station 0–1
- Kansas State 0–2
- Kent State 1–0
- Louisiana 1–0
- Louisiana Tech 0–1
- Louisville 0–2
- Memphis 0–1
- Miami 3–6–1
- Mississippi State 1–1
- North Texas 2–1
- Northern Michigan 3–0
- Ole Miss 0–3
- Rutgers 1–0
- San Diego State 0–1
- South Dakota State 0–1
- Southern Illinois 2–1
- Southern Miss 0–4
- Tennessee 0–2
- Toledo 3–0
- Tulane 1–0
- Tulsa 1–3
- UL Monroe 0–1
- Vanderbilt 1–3
- Villanova 2–1
- Virginia Tech 0–2
- VMI 0–2
- West Texas 1–1
- Xavier 2–0
- Youngstown State 1–0
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 0
- Coaches
- 2
| 2002 | Earle Bruce coach, career 1972–1992 |
| 2002 | Marcelino Huerta coach, career 1952–1967 |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 10 since 1969
- First-round picks
- 2
| 1975 | Darryl Carlton OT | No. 23, Miami Dolphins |
| 1973 | John Matuszak DE | No. 1, Houston Oilers |
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 6–5 | 1467 | |||||
| 1973 | 8–3 | 1540 | |||||
| 1972 | 10–2 | 1561 | |||||
| 1971 | 6–5 | 1412 | |||||
| 1970 | 3–1 | 1412 | |||||
| 1969 | 2–0 | 1429 | |||||
| 1968 | 7–3 | 1347 | |||||
| 1967 | 2–7 | 1224 | |||||
| 1966 | 4–5 | 1247 | |||||
| 1965 | 1–1–1 | 1208 | |||||
| 1964 | 0–3 | 1181 | |||||
| 1963 | 0–1 | 1185 | |||||
| 1962 | 1–0 | 1180 | |||||
| 1960 | 0–2–1 | 1160 | |||||
| 1959 | 0–1 | 1154 | |||||
| 1958 | 0–2 | 1154 | |||||
| 1957 | 0–2 | 1142 | |||||
| 1955 | 0–1 | 1148 | |||||
| 1954 | 0–1 | 1144 | |||||
| 1953 | 0–1 | 1128 | |||||
| 1951 | 0–1 | 1129 | |||||
| 1942 | 0–3 | 1110 | |||||
| 1941 | 0–2 | 1121 | |||||
| 1940 | 0–2 | 1135 | |||||
| 1939 | 0–2 | 1147 |
Every season back to 1936 (3 more)
No season on file for 1943–50, 1952, 1956, 1961: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 28 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.