1973 UT Arlington Mavericks football team

The 1973 UT Arlington Mavericks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the Southland Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach John Symank, the team compiled a 4–6 record.

1973 UT Arlington Mavericks football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–6 (2–3 Southland)
Head coach	John Symank (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	C. O. Brocato (3rd season)
Home stadium	Arlington Stadium
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 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	–	1
UT Arlington	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
SW Louisiana	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	7:30 p.m.	vs. North Texas State*	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	W 31–7	19,131	[1]
September 15		at Oklahoma State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 7–56	35,500	[2]
September 22	7:30 p.m.	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 13–49	18,930	[3]
October 6	7:30 p.m.	McNeese State	Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX	W 26–24	5,200–5,500	[4][5]
October 20	7:30 p.m.	Southern Miss*	Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX	L 14–41	4,000	[6]
October 27	7:30 p.m.	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 31–22	10,000	[7]
November 3	2:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 0–44	16,200	[8]
November 10	1:30 p.m.	at Arkansas State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 14–30	7,500–10,000	[9][10]
November 17	2:00 p.m.	Western Michigan*	Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX	W 31–12	3,200	[11]
November 24	3:00 p.m.	Lamar	Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX	L 3–10	3,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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