1973 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1973 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
NCAA Division II champion
Southland champion
Pioneer Bowl champion
Camellia Bowl champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record12–1 (5–0 Southland)
Head coach
CaptainDenny Duron, Joe McNeely
Home stadiumJoe Aillet Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
Arkansas State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Lamar 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Texas–Arlington 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
SW Louisiana 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1973 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 71st season of Bulldogs football and their first as members of the reorganized NCAA Division II. The Bulldogs played their home games in at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. The 1973 team came off an undefeated 12–0 record, and a College Division National Championship from the prior season.[1] The 1973 team was led by coach Maxie Lambright. The team finished the regular season with a 9–1 record and made the inaugural NCAA Division II playoffs. They made the first NCAA Division II Football Championship Game with a 38–34 win over Boise State in the Pioneer Bowl. The Bulldogs defeated the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 34–0 in the Camellia Bowl National Championship Game.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Eastern Michigan*
L 19–219,300[3]
September 22Southwestern LouisianaNo. T–11
W 23–016,200[4]
September 29at McNeese StateNo. 9
W 10–715,000[5]
October 6Northern Arizona*No. 9
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 37–715,600[6]
October 13Arkansas StateNo. 7
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 23–713,800[7]
October 20vs.
State Fair Stadium
  • Shreveport, LA
    		• W 26–733,000[8]
    October 27at Southeastern Louisiana*No. 8
    		W 26–78,500[9]
    November 3Texas–ArlingtonNo. 6
    • Joe Aillet Stadium
    • Ruston, LA
    		W 44–016,200[10]
    November 10at
    Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
    		• W 17–310,200[11]
    November 17
    rivalry)
    		W 40–016,840[12]
    December 1Western Illinois*No. 3
    		W 18–1315,200[13]
    December 8vs. No. 7 Boise State*No. 3
    		W 38–3413,000[14]
    December 15vs. No. 2 Western Kentucky*No. 3
    		W 34–012,016[15]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    References

    1. ^ "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs College Football Scores, Schedules, and Analytics".
    2. ^ DeLassus, David (2016). "Louisiana Tech Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
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    16. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.


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