1973 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

1973 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
NCAA Division II National Champions Southland Conference Champions Pioneer Bowl Champions Camellia Bowl Champions
Camellia Bowl vs. Western Kentucky, W 34–0
Conference	Southland Conference
1973 record	12–1 (5–0 SLC)
Head coach	Maxie Lambright (7th year)

1973 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
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	–	0
Texas–Arlington	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
SW Louisiana	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant

The 1973 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 71st season of Bulldogs football and their first as members of the reorganized NCAA Division II. The Bulldogs played their home games in at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. The 1973 team came off an undefeated 12–0 record, and a College Division National Championship from the prior season.^[1] The 1973 team was led by coach Maxie Lambright. The team finished the regular season with a 9–1 record and made the inaugural NCAA Division II playoffs. They made the first NCAA Division II Football Championship Game with a 38–34 win over Boise State in the Pioneer Bowl. The Bulldogs defeated the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 34–0 in the National Championship Game.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	L 19–21	9,300
September 22	Southwestern Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 23–0	16,200
September 29	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA	W 10–7	15,000
October 6	Northern Arizona	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 37–7	15,600
October 13	Arkansas State	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 23–7	13,800
October 20	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 26–7	33,000
October 27	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA	W 26–7	8,500
November 3	Texas–Arlington	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 44–0	16,200
November 10	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 17–3	10,200
November 17	Northeast Louisiana	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 40–0	16,840
December 1	Western Illinois	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Division II Playoffs Quarterfinals)	W 18–13	15,200
December 8	vs. Boise State	Wichita Falls, TX (Pioneer Bowl)	W 38–34
December 15	vs. Western Kentucky	Sacramento, CA (Camellia Bowl (1961–1980))	W 34–0

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football

Venues	Unknown (1901–1903) Louisiana Tech athletic field (1904–1928) Tech Stadium (1928–1967) Joe Aillet Stadium (1968–present) Independence Stadium (alternate, 1928–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Southern Miss: Rivalry in Dixie Louisiana–Monroe

Culture & lore	Tech Band of Pride Spirit of '88 Fire Bell State Fair Game

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

NCAA Division II football champions

1970s	1973: Louisiana Tech 1974: Central Michigan 1975: Northern Michigan 1976: Montana State 1977: Lehigh 1978: Eastern Illinois 1979: Delaware

1980s	1980: Cal Poly 1981: Southwest Texas State 1982: Southwest Texas State 1983: North Dakota State 1984: Troy State 1985: North Dakota State 1986: North Dakota State 1987: Troy State 1988: North Dakota State 1989: Mississippi College† Vacated

1990s	1990: North Dakota State 1991: Pittsburg State 1992: Jacksonville State 1993: North Alabama 1994: North Alabama 1995: North Alabama 1996: Northern Colorado 1997: Northern Colorado 1998: Northwest Missouri State 1999: Northwest Missouri State

2000s	2000: Delta State 2001: North Dakota 2002: Grand Valley State 2003: Grand Valley State 2004: Valdosta State 2005: Grand Valley State 2006: Grand Valley State 2007: Valdosta State 2008: Minnesota–Duluth 2009: Northwest Missouri State

2010s	2010: Minnesota–Duluth 2011: Pittsburg State 2012: Valdosta State 2013: Northwest Missouri State 2014: CSU–Pueblo 2015: Northwest Missouri State

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