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1973 Tulane

9–⁠3, coached by Bennie Ellender, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1973, game by game: won vs. Boston College 21–16; won vs. VMI 42–0; won at Pittsburgh 24–6; won at Duke 24–17; won vs. North Carolina 16–0; won vs. Georgia Tech 23–14; lost at Kentucky 7–34; won vs. Navy 17–15; won vs. Vanderbilt 24–3; lost at Maryland 9–42; won vs. No. 8 LSU 14–0; lost vs. No. 14 Houston 7–47+42−40Won 21–16 vs. Boston College+5Boston CollegeWon 42–0 vs. VMI+42VMIWon 24–6 at Pittsburgh+18PittsburghWon 24–17 at Duke+7DukeWon 16–0 vs. North Carolina+16North CarolinaWon 23–14 vs. Georgia Tech+9Georgia TechLost 7–34 at Kentucky-27KentuckyWon 17–15 vs. Navy+2NavyWon 24–3 vs. Vanderbilt+21VanderbiltLost 9–42 at Maryland-33MarylandWon 14–0 vs. No. 8 LSU+14No. 8 LSULost 7–47 vs. No. 14 Houston-40No. 14 Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsBoston CollegeW 21–⁠1660%
Sep 29vsVMIW 42–⁠087%
Oct 6atPittsburghW 24–⁠661%
Oct 13atDukeW 24–⁠1757%
Oct 20vsNorth CarolinaW 16–⁠062%
Oct 27vsGeorgia TechW 23–⁠1471%
Nov 3atKentuckyL 7–⁠3463%
Nov 10vsNavyW 17–⁠1573%
Nov 17vsVanderbiltW 24–⁠376%
Nov 24atMarylandL 9–⁠4243%
Dec 1vs8LSUW 14–⁠034%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs14HoustonAstro-Bluebonnet BowlL 7–⁠4736%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Houston 47–⁠7 in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 18
  2. Wk 7: 17
  3. Wk 8: 15
  4. Wk 9: 14
  5. Wk 12: 17
  6. Wk 14: 17
  7. Final: 20
Record
9–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
No. 20 peak No. 14
Points
228–⁠194
Coach
Bennie Ellender
Elo
1570 +53 this season
SP+ rating
9.6 No. 39 of 123; offense No. 73, defense No. 25
SRS
7.4 No. 42 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Offense
Multiple
Defense
5–⁠2 Monster