American college football season
The 1973 NCAA Division III football season , part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1973, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1973 at Garrett–Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama . This was the first season for Division III (and Division II ) football, which were formerly in the College Division in 1972 and prior.
Wittenberg won their first Division III championship, defeating Juniata in the championship game by a score of 41−0.[1]
Conference changes and new programs [ ]
Conference standings [ ]
1973 College Athletic Conference football standings
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
1973 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Carthage $^
8
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Millikin
6
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Augustana (IL)
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Illinois Wesleyan
5
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Carroll (WI)
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Elmhurst
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
North Park
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Wheaton (IL)
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
North Central (IL)
1
–
7
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1973 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Ithaca $
2
–
0
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Hobart
3
–
1
–
1
7
–
1
–
1
Alfred
2
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
St. Lawrence
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
RIT
0
–
2
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
RPI
0
–
3
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
1973 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Butler $
4
–
1
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
DePauw
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Evansville
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Indiana Central
2
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Valparaiso
2
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Saint Joseph's (IN)
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Wabash
0
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
1973 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Buena Vista $
7
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Central (IA)
6
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Wartburg
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Dubuque
3
–
3
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
William Penn
3
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Luther
2
–
4
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
Simpson
1
–
5
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
Upper Iowa
0
–
6
–
1
1
–
7
–
1
1973 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Hope $
5
–
0
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Olivet
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Albion
3
–
2
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Alma
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Kalamazoo
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Adrian
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
1973 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Northern
Juniata x^
5
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Wilkes
5
–
1
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Albright
5
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Delaware Valley
4
–
3
–
1
4
–
3
–
0
Lycoming
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Susquehanna
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Upsala
0
–
7
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Wagner *
2
–
1
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Southern
Franklin & Marshall x
8
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Widener
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Muhlenberg
7
–
1
–
1
7
–
1
–
1
Johns Hopkins
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Western Maryland
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Moravian
3
–
5
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Lebanon Valley
2
–
5
–
2
2
–
5
–
2
Dickinson
1
–
5
–
2
1
–
5
–
2
Ursinus
1
–
5
–
1
2
–
5
–
1
Swarthmore
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
7
–
0
x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant * – Ineligible due to insufficient conference games Juniata won Northern Section on Hazlett point system
1973 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
St. Thomas (MN) +
6
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Minnesota–Duluth +
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Augsburg
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Gustavus Adolphus
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Concordia–Moorhead
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Saint John's (MN)
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Hamline
1
–
6
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Macalester
0
–
7
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1973 New England Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Nichols $
4
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Plymouth State
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Bridgewater State
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Curry
2
–
2
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Maine Maritime
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Boston State
0
–
4
–
1
1
–
6
–
1
1973 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Montclair State $
4
–
0
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Jersey City State
4
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Trenton State
3
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Glassboro State
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Kean
1
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
William Paterson
0
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
1973 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Blue Division
Marietta xy
3
–
1
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Muskingum
2
–
1
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Ohio Wesleyan
2
–
1
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Otterbein
1
–
2
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Denison
0
–
3
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Red Division
No. 4 Wittenberg xy$^
5
–
0
–
0
12
–
0
–
0
Baldwin–Wallace
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Wooster
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Heidelberg
2
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Capital
1
–
4
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
Mount Union
0
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Not competing for championship
Kenyon
–
5
–
4
–
0
Oberlin
–
4
–
5
–
0
Championship: Wittenberg 35 , Marietta 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from AP Poll
1973 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Redlands $
5
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Whittier
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
La Verne
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Claremont-Mudd
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Occidental
2
–
3
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Pomona-Pitzer
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
7
–
1
Conference champions [ ]
Conference
Champion(s)
College Athletic Conference
Southwestern at Memphis
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
Carthage
Independent College Athletic Conference
Champion unknown
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Buena Vista
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Hope
Middle Atlantic Conference
North: Juniata South: Franklin & Marshall
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference
Coe
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Minnesota–Duluth St. Thomas (MN)
New England Football Conference
Nichols
New Jersey State Athletic Conference
Montclair State
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III)
Fisk
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Redlands
Postseason [ ]
The 1973 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the first single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The inaugural edition had only four teams (in comparison with the 32 teams competing as of 2014). The championship game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama . The Wittenberg Tigers defeated the Juniata College Eagles , 41−0, to win their first national title.[2]
Playoff bracket [ ]
See also [ ]
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