1973 Milwaukee Panthers football team

The 1973 Milwaukee Panthers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee as an independent the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Glenn Brady, Milwaukee compiled a record of 6–4–1. The Panthers offense scored 251 points while the defense allowed 218 points.[1]

1973 Milwaukee Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Tennessee State     10 0 0
No. 9 Hawaii     9 2 0
Nebraska–Omaha     7 2 1
Trinity (TX)     8 3 0
UNLV     8 3 0
No. 13 Delaware ^     8 4 0
Western Carolina     6 3 1
Central Michigan     7 4 0
Nevada     7 4 0
Western Illinois     7 4 0
Milwaukee     6 4 1
Eastern Michigan     6 4 0
American International     5 4 0
Akron     6 5 0
Central State (OH)     6 5 0
Wayne State (MI)     5 5 0
Drexel     4 4 0
Bucknell     3 4 2
Northeast Louisiana     3 5 2
Santa Clara     4 6 0
Youngstown State     4 6 0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff     3 5 1
Chattanooga     4 7 0
Indiana State     4 7 0
Northeastern     3 6 0
Kentucky State     3 8 0
Northern Michigan     2 7 1
Eastern Illinois     2 9 0
Portland State     1 10 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Illinois StateW 34–29
September 15at Northern MichiganMarquette, MIT 21–21
September 22Eastern Illinois
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 21–147,800[2]
September 29at Western IllinoisL 3–289,275[3][4]
October 6Missouri–Rolla
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 45–7
October 13at Chicago CircleW 32–0[5]
October 20at No. 13 UNLVL 24–3511,738
October 27at St. Norbert
L 7–24
November 3Central State (OH)
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 28–15
November 10Ferris State
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 23–17
November 17at Nebraska–OmahaL 13–28
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1973 - Wisconsin-Milwaukee". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "W. Illinois Routs UW-M". Racine Journal Times. Associated Press. September 30, 1973. p. 3D. Retrieved November 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "UW–M shuts out Chicago Circle". Wisconsin State Journal. October 14, 1973. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.