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1973 Texas–Arlington

4–⁠6.

Schedule and results

Texas–Arlington in 1973, game by game: won vs. North Texas 31–7; lost at Oklahoma State 7–56; lost at TCU 13–49; won vs. McNeese 26–24; lost vs. Southern Miss 14–41; won at Louisiana 31–22; lost at Louisiana Tech 0–44; lost at Arkansas State 14–30; won vs. Western Michigan 31–12; lost vs. Lamar 3–10+24−49Won 31–7 vs. North Texas+24North TexasLost 7–56 at Oklahoma State-49Oklahoma StateLost 13–49 at TCU-36TCUWon 26–24 vs. McNeese+2McNeeseLost 14–41 vs. Southern Miss-27Southern MissWon 31–22 at Louisiana+9LouisianaLost 0–44 at Louisiana Tech-44Louisiana TechLost 14–30 at Arkansas State-16Arkansas StateWon 31–12 vs. Western Michigan+19Western MichiganLost 3–10 vs. Lamar-7Lamar
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsNorth TexasW 31–⁠762%
Sep 15atOklahoma StateL 7–⁠5622%
Sep 22atTCUL 13–⁠4929%
Oct 6vsMcNeeseW 26–⁠2483%
Oct 20vsSouthern MissL 14–⁠4154%
Oct 27atLouisianaW 31–⁠2259%
Nov 3atLouisiana TechL 0–⁠4425%
Nov 10atArkansas StateL 14–⁠3028%
Nov 17vsWestern MichiganW 31–⁠1234%
Nov 24vsLamarL 3–⁠1075%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Lamar 10–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 27 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 4th in the Southland Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
170–⁠295
Coach
—
Elo
1305 −51 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.5 No. 113 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1974

The 1974 draft
Rd 3Dexter Bussey RBDetroit Lions
Rd 7John Harvey RBLos Angeles Rams