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Top 25 College Football Games of 1973

Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
25
Top score
82/100
Overtime
0

National ranking

The season's top 25

25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1973PostseasonNeutral site

    Alabama vs. Notre Dame

    Alabama 23, Notre Dame 24

    No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 3 Notre Dame · 1-point margin

    Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    82

    Game score

    Full Game · 1973 Sugar Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Alabama (Full Game)

  2. 1973Week 13

    Michigan at Ohio State

    Michigan 10, Ohio State 10

    No. 4 Michigan vs. No. 3 Ohio State · 0-point margin

    Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    80

    Game score

  3. 1973Week 5

    USC at Oklahoma

    USC 7, Oklahoma 7

    No. 4 USC vs. No. 6 Oklahoma · 0-point margin

    Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    77

    Game score

  4. 1973Week 7

    Nebraska at Missouri

    Nebraska 12, Missouri 13

    No. 11 Nebraska vs. No. 7 Missouri · 1-point margin

    Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    68

    Game score

  5. 1973Week 13

    Alabama at LSU

    Alabama 21, LSU 7

    No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 8 LSU · 14-point margin

    Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    64

    Game score

  6. 1973Week 9

    USC at Notre Dame

    USC 14, Notre Dame 23

    No. 9 USC vs. No. 5 Notre Dame · 9-point margin

    Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15

    64

    Game score

  7. 1973PostseasonNeutral site

    LSU vs. Penn State

    LSU 9, Penn State 16

    No. 13 LSU vs. No. 6 Penn State · 7-point margin

    Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    61

    Game score

  8. 1973Week 6

    Miami at Oklahoma

    Miami 20, Oklahoma 24

    No. 16 Miami vs. No. 6 Oklahoma · 4-point margin

    Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    61

    Game score

  9. 1973Week 13

    UCLA at USC

    UCLA 13, USC 23

    No. 10 UCLA vs. No. 7 USC · 10-point margin

    Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15

    60

    Game score

  10. 1973Week 8

    Kansas at Nebraska

    Kansas 9, Nebraska 10

    No. 17 Kansas vs. No. 10 Nebraska · 1-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    59

    Game score

  11. 1973Week 6

    Kansas at Tennessee

    Kansas 27, Tennessee 28

    No. 19 Kansas vs. No. 8 Tennessee · 1-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    59

    Game score

  12. 1973PostseasonNeutral site

    Ohio State vs. USC

    Ohio State 42, USC 21

    No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 7 USC · 21-point margin

    Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15

    55

    Game score

  13. 1973Week 11

    NC State at Penn State

    NC State 29, Penn State 35

    No. 20 NC State vs. No. 6 Penn State · 6-point margin

    Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    55

    Game score

  14. 1973Week 5

    Wisconsin at Nebraska

    Wisconsin 16, Nebraska 20

    Unranked Wisconsin vs. No. 2 Nebraska · 4-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    55

    Game score

  15. 1973Week 9

    Missouri at Colorado

    Missouri 13, Colorado 17

    No. 12 Missouri vs. No. 17 Colorado · 4-point margin

    Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    54

    Game score

  16. 1973PostseasonNeutral site

    Texas vs. Nebraska

    Texas 3, Nebraska 19

    No. 8 Texas vs. No. 12 Nebraska · 16-point margin

    Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  17. 1973Week 11

    Stanford at USC

    Stanford 26, USC 27

    Unranked Stanford vs. No. 9 USC · 1-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    51

    Game score

  18. 1973Week 8

    Tennessee at Alabama

    Tennessee 21, Alabama 42

    No. 14 Tennessee vs. No. 2 Alabama · 21-point margin

    Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  19. 1973Week 4

    Texas at Miami

    Texas 15, Miami 20

    No. 14 Texas vs. No. 18 Miami · 5-point margin

    Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  20. 1973Week 9

    LSU at South Carolina

    LSU 33, South Carolina 29

    No. 7 LSU vs. Unranked South Carolina · 4-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  21. 1973Week 8

    Oklahoma State at Missouri

    Oklahoma State 9, Missouri 13

    Unranked Oklahoma State vs. No. 7 Missouri · 4-point margin

    Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  22. 1973Week 4

    NC State at Nebraska

    NC State 14, Nebraska 31

    No. 19 NC State vs. No. 2 Nebraska · 17-point margin

    Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15

    49

    Game score

  23. 1973Week 13

    Missouri at Kansas

    Missouri 13, Kansas 14

    No. 20 Missouri vs. No. 17 Kansas · 1-point margin

    Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    49

    Game score

  24. 1973Week 6

    Michigan State at Notre Dame

    Michigan State 10, Notre Dame 14

    Unranked Michigan State vs. No. 9 Notre Dame · 4-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    48

    Game score

  25. 1973Week 9

    Oklahoma State at Nebraska

    Oklahoma State 17, Nebraska 17

    Unranked Oklahoma State vs. No. 13 Nebraska · 0-point margin

    Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    48

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.