1973 Western Michigan
6–5 (2–4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Doolittle. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Ball State 30–13Nov 10
By 17 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at Central Michigan | W 18–13 | 88% |
| Sep 15 | vsLong Beach State | W 13–8 | 75% |
| Sep 22 | vs Northern Illinois | W 28–14 | 61% |
| Sep 29 | at Bowling Green | L 20–31 | 41% |
| Oct 6 | vs Kent State | L 15–39 | 59% |
| Oct 13 | at Toledo | W 24–22 | 41% |
| Oct 20 | vs Marshall | W 21–7 | 81% |
| Oct 27 | at Ohio | L 0–16 | 65% |
| Nov 3 | vs 16Miami (OH) | L 9–24 | 32% |
| Nov 10 | vs Ball State | W 30–13 | 91% |
| Nov 17 | atTexas–Arlington | L 12–31 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas–Arlington 31–12; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The tied 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 2–4 5th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 190–218
- Coach
- Bill Doolittle
- Elo
- 1424 −97 this season
- SP+ rating
- -5.1 No. 84 of 123; offense No. 95, defense No. 64
- SRS
- −12.5 No. 103 of 129 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Larry Cates and Dominic Riggio
- Most valuable player
- Dominic Riggio
1973 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 5–0 | 11–0 | 15 |
| Kent State | 4–1 | 9–2 | |
| Bowling Green | 2–3 | 7–3 | |
| Ohio | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
 Western Michigan | 2–4 | 6–5 | |
| Toledo | 1–4 | 3–8 | |
| Ball State | 0–1 | 0–3–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.