1973 Milwaukee Panthers football team

The 1973 Milwaukee Panthers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee as an independent the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Glenn Brady, Milwaukee compiled a record of 6–4–1. The Panthers offense scored 251 points while the defense allowed 218 points.[1]

1973 Milwaukee Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMarquette Stadium
(capacity: 24,000)
1973 NCAA Division II independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Tennessee State   –  10 –0 –0
No. 9 Hawaii   –  9 –2 –0
Nebraska–Omaha   –  7 –2 –1
Trinity (TX)   –  8 –3 –0
UNLV   –  8 –3 –0
No. 13 Delaware ^   –  8 –4 –0
Western Carolina   –  6 –3 –1
Central Michigan   –  7 –4 –0
Nevada   –  7 –4 –0
Western Illinois   –  7 –4 –0
Milwaukee   –  6 –4 –1
Eastern Michigan   –  6 –4 –0
American International   –  5 –4 –0
Akron   –  6 –5 –0
Central State (OH)   –  6 –5 –0
Wayne State (MI)   –  5 –5 –0
Drexel   –  4 –4 –0
Bucknell   –  3 –4 –2
Northeast Louisiana   –  3 –5 –2
Santa Clara   –  4 –6 –0
Youngstown State   –  4 –6 –0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –  3 –5 –1
Chattanooga   –  4 –7 –0
Indiana State   –  4 –7 –0
Northeastern   –  3 –6 –0
Northern Michigan   –  2 –7 –1
Eastern Illinois   –  2 –9 –0
Portland State   –  1 –10 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Illinois State
W 34–29
September 15at Northern MichiganMarquette, MIT 21–21
September 22Eastern Illinois
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 21–147,800[2]
September 29at Western Illinois
L 3–289,275[3][4]
October 6Missouri–Rolla
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 45–7
October 13at Chicago Circle
W 32–0[5]
October 20at No. 13 UNLV
L 24–3511,738
October 27at St. Norbert
L 7–24
November 3Central State (OH)
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 28–15
November 10Ferris State
  • Marquette Stadium
  • Milwaukee, WI
W 23–17
November 17at Nebraska–Omaha
L 13–28
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1973 - Wisconsin-Milwaukee". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  2. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  3. "W. Illinois Routs UW-M". Racine Journal Times. Associated Press. September 30, 1973. p. 3D. Retrieved November 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  5. "UW–M shuts out Chicago Circle". Wisconsin State Journal. October 14, 1973. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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