Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Notre Dame | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 34.7 | 8.1 | 25.67 | 7.40 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Penn State | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 37.3 | 10.8 | 22.78 | 4.53 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Houston | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 30.3 | 11.8 | 16.98 | 1.48 | 18 | 9 | 9 | |||||
| Temple | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 35.3 | 16.7 | 6.11 | -9.89 | ||||||||
| Tulane | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 19.0 | 16.2 | 9.26 | 5.01 | 14 | 20 | ||||||
| Memphis | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 24.0 | 15.2 | 3.74 | -3.63 | ||||||||
| Tampa | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 23.1 | 13.1 | -0.99 | -9.81 | ||||||||
| Boston College | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 28.3 | 15.8 | 8.18 | 0.82 | ||||||||
| South Carolina | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 31.5 | 23.7 | 7.40 | 1.40 | ||||||||
| Utah State | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 20.9 | 18.4 | -1.04 | -3.59 | ||||||||
| Air Force | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 22.3 | 23.9 | 3.88 | 3.38 | ||||||||
| Southern Mississippi | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 20.6 | 15.1 | 2.37 | -2.91 | ||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 29.7 | 24.5 | -9.01 | -12.38 | ||||||||
| Rutgers | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 22.3 | 18.9 | -7.01 | -11.28 | ||||||||
| West Virginia | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 19.3 | 24.2 | 2.45 | 4.81 | 20 | |||||||
| Pitt | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 18.8 | 17.6 | 7.46 | 7.38 | 20 | |||||||
| Colgate | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 29.5 | 26.4 | -9.64 | -10.84 | ||||||||
| Dayton | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 14.4 | 18.7 | -11.69 | -9.14 | ||||||||
| Lamar | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 13.0 | 15.2 | -19.42 | -17.52 | ||||||||
| Xavier | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 17.4 | 34.2 | -16.73 | -9.00 | ||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 17.5 | 19.2 | 2.42 | 3.69 | ||||||||
| Holy Cross | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 20.1 | 20.1 | -7.96 | -6.68 | ||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 14.8 | 21.8 | 5.63 | 9.99 | 15 | |||||||
| Texas-Arlington | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 17.0 | 29.5 | -14.94 | -8.94 | ||||||||
| Chattanooga | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 11.9 | 21.9 | -15.92 | -9.01 | ||||||||
| Cincinnati | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 19.1 | 9.9 | -2.87 | -6.87 | ||||||||
| Idaho | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 23.7 | 29.0 | -14.27 | -7.72 | ||||||||
| Marshall | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 19.3 | 26.2 | -11.31 | -5.13 | ||||||||
| Navy | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 20.1 | 21.1 | 4.48 | 6.84 | ||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 24.3 | 26.9 | -11.60 | -7.96 | ||||||||
| Villanova | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 13.9 | 19.3 | -7.82 | -2.55 | ||||||||
| Syracuse | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 11.7 | 26.2 | -5.60 | 5.22 | ||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 20.3 | 34.5 | -6.67 | 2.70 | ||||||||
| Army | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 6.7 | 38.2 | -11.43 | 7.47 | ||||||||
| Florida State | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 8.9 | 30.1 | -13.25 | 4.20 | ||||||||
| Louisiana | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 7.5 | 27.5 | -28.52 | -11.52 | ||||||||
4 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-01-01 | Orange Bowl | Penn State (6) | 16 | Louisiana State (13) | 9 | Miami, FL |
| 1973-12-31 | Sugar Bowl | Notre Dame (3) | 24 | Alabama (1) | 23 | New Orleans, LA |
| 1973-12-29 | Bluebonnet Bowl | Houston (14) | 47 | Tulane (17) | 7 | Houston, TX |
| 1973-12-21 | Fiesta Bowl | Arizona State (10) | 28 | Pittsburgh | 7 | Tempe, AZ |
1973 Conference Leaders