1973 Troy State Trojans football team
American college football season
1973 Troy State Trojans football | |
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GSC champion | |
Conference | Gulf South Conference |
Record | 7–2–1 (6–1 GSC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. T–17 Troy State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Jacksonville State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delta State | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Livingston | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi College | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florence State | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee–Martin | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Tom Jones, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the GSC title.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | at Northeast Louisiana* |
| T 15–15 | 8,350–8,400 | [1][2] |
September 13 | vs. Livingston | W 7–6 | 8,000 | [3] | |
September 22 | Nicholls State | W 42–7 | 6,500 | [4] | |
September 29 | at Ouachita Baptist* | Arkadelphia, AR | W 17–7 | 600 | [5] |
October 6 | Southeastern Louisiana |
| W 24–0 | 7,000 | [6] |
October 13 | at Delta State | W 17–10 | 3,750 | [7] | |
October 20 | Florence State |
| W 36–7 | 8,300 | [8] |
October 27 | at McNeese State* | L 6–21 | 12,000 | [9] | |
November 3 | Tennessee–Martin |
| W 30–0 | 5,000 | [10] |
November 10 | Jacksonville State |
| L 14–38 | 8,100 | [11] |
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References
- ^ "Troy State ties Indians, 15–15". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 9, 1973. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Northeast Louisiana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "'Ones' run wild in Troy triumph". Alabama Journal. September 14, 1973. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Troy State rolls to easy 42–7 win". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 23, 1973. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Troy downs Ouachita, 17–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 30, 1973. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Troy State, 24–0". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 7, 1973. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Troy nips Deltans". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 14, 1971. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Troy State dumps FSU". The Selma Times-Journal. October 21, 1973. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese Cowboys roll over Troy State 21–6". The Daily Advertiser. October 28, 1973. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Troy State 30, UT–Martin 0". The Commercial Appeal. November 4, 1973. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Orange Blossom rumored as Jax guns down Troy". The Anniston Star. November 11, 1973. Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
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