1973 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

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1973 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record4–6 (3–6 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEvans Field
Seasons
←  1972
1974  →
1973 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1/7 Abilene Christian $^ 9 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 8 Howard Payne 8 –1 –08 –3 –0
Stephen F. Austin 6 –3 –09 –3 –0
East Texas State 6 –3 –07 –4 –0
Angelo State 5 –4 –05 –4 –2
Southwest Texas State 3 –6 –04 –6 –0
Sul Ross 3 –6 –03 –7 –0
Sam Houston State 2 –7 –02 –8 –0
Texas A&I 2 –7 –02 –8 –0
Tarleton State 1 –8 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The 1973 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) during the 1973 NAIA football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their ninth year under head coach Bill Miller, the team compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a mark of 3–6 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 15at Texas Lutheran *
W 21–0 [1]
September 22at Angelo State
L 0–16 [2]
September 29 Abilene Christian
L 7–41 [3]
October 6 Tarleton State
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 33–7 [4]
October 13at Stephen F. Austin
L 13–17 [5]
October 20 Sam Houston State
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 28–7 [6]
October 27 East Texas State
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
L 14–28 [7]
November 3at Howard Payne
L 7–33 [8]
November 10 Sul Ross
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 28–0 [9]
November 17at Texas A&I
L 10–49 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "SWT in triumph over TLC". Express and News. September 16, 1973. Retrieved March 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Rams blank SWT Bobcats". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 23, 1973. Retrieved March 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Abilene beats Southwest, 41–7". Longview News-Journal. September 30, 1973. Retrieved March 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Southwest Texas crushes Tarleton". The Odessa American. October 7, 1973. Retrieved March 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "SFA downs SWTS 17–13". The Marshall News Messenger. October 14, 1973. Retrieved March 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bobcats explode to tumble SHS". Austin American-Statesman. October 21, 1973. Retrieved March 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "ETSU victor". The Marshall News Messenger. October 28, 1973. Retrieved March 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Jackets sparkle against Bobcats". Brownwood Bulletin. November 4, 1973. Retrieved March 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Southwest Texas blanks Sul Ross". The Odessa American. November 11, 1973. Retrieved March 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Javelinas close season with 49–10 victory". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 18, 1973. Retrieved March 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.


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