1973 Milwaukee Panthers football team

1973 Milwaukee Panthers football
1973 Milwaukee Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4–1
Head coach	Glenn Brady (1st season);
Home stadium	Marquette Stadium
	Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

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 NCAA Division II independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		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
Kentucky State		–		3	–	8	–	0
Northern Michigan		–		2	–	7	–	1
Eastern Illinois		–		2	–	9	–	0
Portland State		–		1	–	10	–	0

^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Illinois State	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 34–29
September 15	at Northern Michigan	Marquette, MI	T 21–21
September 22	Eastern Illinois	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 21–14	7,800	^[2]
September 29	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 3–28	9,275	^[3]^[4]
October 6	Missouri–Rolla	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 45–7
October 13	at Chicago Circle	Soldier Field Chicago, IL	W 32–0		^[5]
October 20	at No. 13 UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	L 24–35	11,738
October 27	at St. Norbert	Minahan Stadium De Pere, WI	L 7–24
November 3	Central State (OH)	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 28–15
November 10	Ferris State	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 23–17
November 17	at Nebraska–Omaha	Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	L 13–28
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game