1973 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

1973 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Conference	Independent
1973 record	4–7
Head coach	Tony Mason (1st season)
Captain	Evan Jolitz
Home stadium	Nippert Stadium
Seasons

1973 NCAA Division I Independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Penn State			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Houston			–					11	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Tulane			–					9	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	4	–	0
Utah State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	4	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	1
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					0	–	10	–	0
Florida State			–					0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented University of Cincinnati during 1973 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	Xavier	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Rivalry)	W 40–7
September 22	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 7–14
September 29	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 13–16
October 6	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 15–16
October 13	Southwestern Louisiana	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 27–0
October 20	Wichita State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 27–6
October 27	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 8–10
November 3	North Texas State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 52–3
November 10	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 35–20
November 16	at No. 17 Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH (Victory Bell)	L 0–6
November 30	Memphis State	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Rivalry)	L 13–17
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game