1973 UT Arlington Mavericks football team

1973 UT Arlington Mavericks football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–6 (2–3 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorC. O. Brocato (3rd season)
Home stadiumArlington Stadium
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
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 UT Arlington Mavericks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the Southland Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach John Symank, the team compiled a 4–6 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 87:30 p.m.vs. North Texas State*
W 31–719,131[1]
September 15at Oklahoma State*
L 7–5635,500[2]
September 227:30 p.m.at TCU*
L 13–4918,930[3]
October 67:30 p.m.McNeese State
W 26–245,200–5,500[4][5]
October 207:30 p.m.Southern Miss*
  • Arlington Stadium
  • Arlington, TX
L 14–414,000[6]
October 277:30 p.m.at Southwestern Louisiana
W 31–2210,000[7]
November 32:00 p.m.at No. 6 Louisiana Tech
L 0–4416,200[8]
November 101:30 p.m.at Arkansas State
L 14–307,500–10,000[9][10]
November 172:00 p.m.Western Michigan*
  • Arlington Stadium
  • Arlington, TX
W 31–123,200[11]
November 243:00 p.m.Lamar
  • Arlington Stadium
  • Arlington, TX
L 3–103,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[13]

References

  1. ^ "Mavs clobber luckless Eagles". Denton Record-Chronicle. September 9, 1973. p. D1. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma State sweeps by UTA 56–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 16, 1973. p. B1. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Frogs start slow, then zoom past UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 23, 1973. p. B1. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mavericks nip 'Pokes 26–24 in SLC opener". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1973. p. B6. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (McNeese State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "USM grabs 41–14 win". Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1973. p. C1. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cajuns lose seventh straight". The Daily Advertiser. October 28, 1973. p. 45. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "La. Tech socks Mavericks". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 4, 1973. p. B9. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Arkansas St. bumps Mavs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 11, 1973. p. B5. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "UTA 31–12". The Atlanta Constitution. November 18, 1973. p. 12D. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Lamar tops UTA, 10–7". The Odessa American. November 25, 1973. p. 4D. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1973-74 UT Arlington Mavericks; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
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