1973 Southwestern Lynx football team

1973 Southwestern Lynx football
CAC champion
Conference	College Athletic Conference
Record	4–3–2 (2–0 CAC)
Head coach	Don Lear (5th season)
Home stadium	Fargason Field
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 College Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Southwestern (TN) $	2	–	0	–	0			4	–	3	–	2
Sewanee	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Centre	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1973 Southwestern Lynx football team represented Southwestern at Memphis—now known as Rhodes College—as a member of the College Athletic Conference (CAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division III football season. In their fifth year under head coach Don Lear, the Lynx compiled an overall record of 4–3–2 record with a mark of 2–0 in conference, winning the CAC title, and outscored opponents 135 to 130. ^[1] Southwestern played home games at Fargason Field in Memphis, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15		Millsaps *	Fargason Field Memphis, TN	L 14–24	2,000	[2] [3]
September 22	2:00 p.m.	at Austin *	Louis Calder Stadium Sherman, TX	T 14–14		[4] [5]
September 29	2:00 p.m.	Washington University *	Fargason Field Memphis, TN	T 24–24		[6]
October 6	1:30 p.m.	at Principia *	Clark Field Elsah, IL	W 21–14	250–1,000	[7] [8]
October 13	2:00 p.m.	at Rose–Hulman *	Phil Brown Field Terre Haute, IN	L 6–9		[9] [10] [11]
October 20	2:00 p.m.	Sewanee	Fargason Field Memphis, TN (Edmund Orgill Trophy)	W 20–6		[12] [13]
October 27	2:00 p.m.	at Centre	Farris Stadium Danville, KY	W 7–6	1,300–3,500	[14] [15] [16]
November 3	1:00 p.m.	at Washington and Lee *	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 13–6	3,800	[17] [18]
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Maryville (TN) *	Fargason Field Memphis, TN	L 16–27		[19] [20]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide 1974 (84 ed.). Shawnee Mission, Kansas: NCAA Publishing Service. 1974. p. 35. Retrieved December 28, 2024– via Internet Archive.
2. Ervin, Bobby (September 16, 1973). "Millsaps Marches Over Inexperienced Lynx". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. p. 40. Retrieved June 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
3. "Majors Drop Lynx 24-14". The Clarion-Ledger . Jackson, Mississippi. September 16, 1973. p. 83. Retrieved June 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Austin Snaps Back To Deadlock Lynx". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. September 23, 1973. p. 46. Retrieved June 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
5. "Austin College, Southwestern tie". Houston Post . Houston, Texas. September 23, 1973. p. 50. Retrieved June 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
6. Ervin, Bobby (September 29, 1973). "Lynx Seek To Trap Bears, First Victory". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. p. 30. Retrieved June 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
7. "Southwestern vs. Principia". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. October 6, 1973. p. 26. Retrieved June 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
8. "Lynx Post First Victory At Principia". Memphis Press-Scimitar . Memphis, Tennessee. October 8, 1973. p. 25. Retrieved June 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
9. "Rose-Hulman Working On Eliminating Errors". The Terre Haute Tribune . Terre Haute, Indiana. October 12, 1973. p. 18. Retrieved June 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
10. Tribble, Jim (October 14, 1973). "Rose-Hulman Triumphs, 9-6". The Terre Haute Tribune . Terre Haute, Indiana. p. 45. Retrieved June 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
11. Tribble, Jim (October 14, 1973). "Rose-Hulman; Continued from Page 45". The Terre Haute Tribune . Terre Haute, Indiana. p. 50. Retrieved June 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
12. Ervin, Bobby (October 20, 1973). "Sewanee Offers Lynx Key Homecoming Test". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. p. 32. Retrieved June 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
13. "Southwestern Stops Sewanee In CAC Action". The Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee. October 21, 1973. p. 61. Retrieved June 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
14. Ervin, Bobby (October 28, 1973). "Punchless Lynx Toe CAC Crown". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. p. 37. Retrieved June 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
15. "Southwestern Nips Centre". The Advocate-Messenger . Danville, Kentucky. October 29, 1973. p. 8. Retrieved June 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
16. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Centre)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 11, 2025.
17. "Fullwood Explodes In Lynx Victory". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. November 4, 1973. p. 47. Retrieved June 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
18. "W&L Loses 13-6". The Roanoke Times . Roanoke, Virginia. November 4, 1973. p. 39. Retrieved June 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
19. Ervin, Bobby (November 11, 1973). "Season Goes Full Cycle For Lynx". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. p. 51. Retrieved June 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
20. "Rallying Scots Trip Southwestern, 27-16". Knoxville News Sentinel . Knoxville, Tennessee. November 11, 1973. p. 52. Retrieved June 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com .