1973 Fisk Bulldogs football team

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1973 Fisk Bulldogs football
SIAC Division II champion
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
DivisionDivision II
Record9–0 (5–0 SIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFisk Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Division I
Bethune–Cookman x 5 –0 –09 –2 –0
Florida A&M 4 –1 –05 –6 –0
No. 16 Albany State 3 –2 –06 –3 –1
Alabama A&M 3 –2 –05 –5 –0
Tuskegee 2 –3 –07 –4 –0
Morris Brown 1 –4 –01 –8 –1
Alabama State 0 –5 –03 –8 –0
Division II
No. 7 Fisk x 5 –0 –09 –0 –0
Fort Valley State 4 –1 –07 –1 –1
Clark (GA) 4 –1 –04 –3 –1
Morehouse 3 –2 –04 –3 –1
Savannah State 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Lane 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Miles 1 –4 –01 –8 –0
Knoxville 0 –5 –00 –8 –0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

The 1973 Fisk Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Fisk University as a member of the Division II of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1973 NAIA Division II football season. In their fifth season under head coach Samuel Whitmon, the Bulldogs compiled a perfect 9–0 record (5–0 against SIAC opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 233 to 58. [1]

The team played its home games at Fisk Athletic Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 Miles
W 32–0 [2]
September 22 Clark Atlanta
  • Fisk Athletic Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 30–33,500 [3]
September 29 Savannah State
  • Fisk Athletic Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 30–0 [4]
October 13 Alabama A&M
  • Fisk Athletic Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 29–242,100 [5]
October 20at Alabama State
W 7–3 [6] [7]
October 27at Knoxville Knoxville, TN W 22–7 [8]
November 3at Lane Jackson, TN W 21–69,000 [9]
November 10 Fort Valley State
  • Fisk Athletic Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–125,000 [10]
November 17at Morehouse Atlanta, GA W 35–3 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide 1974 (84 ed.). Shawnee Mission, Kansas: NCAA Publishing Service. 1974. p. 35. Retrieved March 1, 2023– via Internet Archive.
  2. ↑ Bill Hiles (September 16, 1973). "John Jones Ignites Fisk As Miles Trounced 32-0". The Tennessean. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Bill Hiles (September 23, 1973). "Fisk Bulldogs Trounce Clark". The Tennessean. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Bill Hiles (September 30, 1973). "Fisk Defense Proves Defense". The Tennessean. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Bill Hiles (October 14, 1973). "Airlanes Battle Won by Fisk". The Tennessean. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Fisk Grabs 5th Victory". The Tennessean. October 21, 1973. p. 7D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Rick Young (October 21, 1973). "Futile Offense Dooms Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Bill Hiles (October 28, 1973). "Knoxville Fires, Retires As Fisk Rambles 22 to 7". The Tennessean. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Fisk Captures 7th Straight, Rips Lane 21-6". The Tennessean. November 4, 1973. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Bill Hiles (November 11, 1973). "Fisk Feeds on Fort Valley". The Tennessean. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Bill Hiles (November 18, 1973). "Fisk Zips 35-3 For SIAC Title". The Tennessean. pp. 1C, 6C – via Newspapers.com.
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