1973 Miami Redskins Football Team
The 1973 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Bill Mallory, the Redskins won the Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship, compiled an 11–0 record (5–0 in MAC), outscored its opponents 223 to 76, and defeated Florida 16–7 in the Tangerine Bowl. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Steve Sanna with 927 passing yards, Bob Hitchens with 591 rushing yards, and John Wiggins with 414 receiving yards. In January 1974, Mallory left for the University of Colorado of the Big Eight Conference. Schedule References Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ... Miami RedHawks football seasons Mid- ...
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Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region (North America), Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Its members compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I. For College football, football, the conference participates in the NCAA's NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members located in Illinois, Indiana, and New York (state), New York. The MAC is headquartered in the Public Square, Cleveland, Public Square district in downtown Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, and has two members in the nearby Akron, Ohio, metropolitan statistical area, Akron area. The conference ranks highest among all ten NCAA Division I FBS conferences for graduation rates. History The five charter members of the Mid-American Conference ...
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Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is List of municipalities in South Carolina, the second-most populous city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, South Carolina, Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County, South Carolina, Lexington County. It is the center of the Columbia metropolitan area, South Carolina, Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 858,302 in 2023, and is the Metropolitan statistical area, 70th-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States. The name Columbia (name), "Columbia", a poetic synonym of "the United States of America", derives from the name of Christopher Columbus, who explored the Caribbean on behalf of the Spanish Crown. The name of the city of Columbia is often abbre ...
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Kent, Ohio
Kent is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the largest city in Portage County, Ohio, Portage County. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in Northeast Ohio on the western edge of the county. The population was 28,215 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The city is counted as part of the Akron metropolitan area and the larger Northeast Ohio#Combined Statistical Area, Cleveland–Akron–Canton combined statistical area. Part of the Connecticut Western Reserve, Kent was settled in 1805 and was known for many years as Franklin Mills. Settlers were attracted to the area due to its location along the Cuyahoga River as a place for water-powered mills. Later development came in the 1830s and 1840s as a result of the settlement's position along the route of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal. Leading up to the American Civil War, Franklin Mills was noted for its activity in the Underground Railroad. With the decline of the canal and the emergence of the railroad, the town beca ...
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Dix Stadium
Dix Stadium is a stadium in Kent, Ohio, United States. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Kent State Golden Flashes football team. In addition, since 2016 the stadium is also home to the Kent State women's soccer team and since 2019 to the women's lacrosse team. Previously, it was home to the Kent State field hockey team from 1997 to 2004 and served as a secondary home for the KSU men's soccer team in the 1970s. It opened on September 13, 1969 and was named in 1973 after Robert C. Dix, former publisher of the ''Record-Courier (Ohio), Record-Courier'' and a member of Kent State's Board of Trustees for more than three decades. It was built as an expansion and relocation of Memorial Stadium (Kent State), Memorial Stadium, with all of Memorial Stadium's main seating areas used at the current stadium in a new configuration. During soccer games, the playing surface is known as Zoeller Field. Dix Stadium is located at the far eastern end of the KS ...
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1973 Kent State Golden Flashes Football Team
The 1973 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Don James, the Golden Flashes compiled a 9–2 record (4–1 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 300 to 131. Nick Saban, a defensive back for the Golden Flashes the previous three seasons, was a graduate assistant on James' staff during the 1973 season. The team included brothers Larry Poole, a tailback, and Tommie Poole, a defensive tackle. Don James was credited with turning a "mediocre" Kent State program into a MAC power in his four years as head coach. The team's 9–2 record in 1973 was the best in program history. Schedule Team players drafted into the NFL References Kent State Kent State Golden Flashes football seasons Kent State Golden Flashes ...
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Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo ( ) is a city in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Kalamazoo had a population of 73,598. It is the principal city of the Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area in southwestern Michigan, which had a population of 261,670 in 2020. One of Kalamazoo's most notable features is the Kalamazoo Mall, an outdoor pedestrian shopping mall. The city created the mall in 1959 by closing part of Burdick Street to automobile traffic, although two of the mall's four blocks have been reopened to auto traffic since 1999. Kalamazoo is home to Western Michigan University, a large public university, Kalamazoo College, a private liberal arts college, and Kalamazoo Valley Community College, a two-year community college. Name origin Originally known as Bronson (after founder Titus Bronson) in the township of Arcadia, the names of both the city and the township were changed to "Kalamazoo" in 1836 and 1837, respectiv ...
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Waldo Stadium
Waldo Stadium is a stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It is primarily used for football, and has been the home of Western Michigan University Broncos football in rudimentary form since 1914, and as a complete stadium since 1939. It currently has a capacity of 36,361 spectators. History The stadium was built at a cost of $250,000 ($4.3 million in 2016), and it opened in 1939 with a 6–0 win over Miami University. The cost for Waldo Stadium also included the construction of Hyames Field, the school's baseball stadium directly west of the football field. The stadium is named for Dwight B. Waldo, first president of the school. The location of Waldo Stadium has been home for Western football since 1914. A field, without a stadium or modern seating, existed through 1938, until the construction and completion of the stadium in 1939. It originally included an eight-lane track, which has since moved to Kanley Track across Stadium Drive. Financing came through private donations, and ...
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1973 Western Michigan Broncos Football Team
The 1973 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their 10th season under head coach Bill Doolittle, the Broncos compiled a 6–5 record (1–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 218 to 190. The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The team's statistical leaders included Paul Jorgensen with 718 passing yards and 476 rushing yards and Ted Forrest with 282 receiving yards. Fullback Larry Cates and linebacker Dominic Riggio were the team captains. For the second consecutive year, Riggio received the team's most outstanding player award. Schedule References Western Michigan Western Michigan Broncos football seasons Western Michigan Broncos football The Western Michigan Broncos football program represents Western Michigan University in the F ...
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1973 Toledo Rockets Football Team
The 1973 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Jack Murphy, the Rockets compiled a 3–8 record (1–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for last place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 288 to 229. The team's statistical leaders included Gene Swick with 2,234 passing yards, Herman Price with 595 rushing yards, and Don Seymour with 773 receiving yards. Schedule References Toledo Toledo Rockets football seasons Toledo Rockets football The Toledo Rockets football team is a college football program in Division I FBS, representing the University of Toledo. The Rockets compete in the Mid-American Conference. Toledo began playing football in 1917, although it did not field teams in ...

Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green is a city in Wood County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 30,808 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located southwest of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo, it is part of the Toledo metropolitan area and a member of the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments. Bowling Green is the home of Bowling Green State University. History Settlement Bowling Green was first settled in 1832, was incorporated as a town in 1855, and became a city in 1901. The village was named after Bowling Green, Kentucky, by a retired postal worker who had once delivered mail there. Growth and oil boom In 1868 Bowling Green was designated as the county seat, succeeding Perrysburg. With the discovery of oil in the area in the late 19th and early 20th century, Bowling Green enjoyed a boom to its economy. The results of wealth generated at the time can still be seen in the downtown storefronts, and along Wooster Street, where many of the oldest and largest homes ...
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Doyt Perry Stadium
Doyt L. Perry Stadium is a stadium on the campus of Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Bowling Green Falcons football team. It opened in 1966 and originally held 23,232 people. History Beginning and development On October 1, 1966, the stadium opened with a 13–0 win over Dayton Flyers football, Dayton. The stadium was named for Doyt Perry, a highly successful coach and athletic director at the school. It was meant to replace University Stadium, a Works Progress Administration, WPA stadium in the heart of campus which lasted 43 seasons. In 1975 the stadium hosted the Poe Ditch Music Festival. On October 8, 1983, the annual Toledo-Bowling Green football game established a school and MAC attendance record of 33,527. Renovations For the 2007 football season the stadium received an upgrade. The Sebo Center was built and enclosed the north endzone. It houses band seatin ...
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1973 Bowling Green Falcons Football Team
The 1973 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth season under head coach Don Nehlen, the Falcons compiled a 7–3 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 266 to 209. The team's statistical leaders included Reid Lamport with 1,084 passing yards, Paul Miles with 1,030 rushing yards, and Roger Wallace with 587 receiving yards. Schedule Roster References Bowling Green Bowling Green Falcons football seasons Bowling Green Falcons football The Bowling Green Falcons football program is the intercollegiate College football, football team of Bowling Green State University. The team is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA, playing at the NCAA Division I, Divi ...