1973 NCAA Division III football season
| 1973 NCAA Division III football season | |||||
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| Regular season | August – November 1973 | ||||
| Playoffs | November – December 1973 | ||||
| Garrett-Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL |
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| Champions | Wittenberg | ||||
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The 1973 NCAA Division III football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level, began in August 1973, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1973 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. In the first ever season of Division III football after these teams split away from the Division I Small College Division after the 1972 season.
Wittenberg won their first Division III championship, defeating Juniata in the championship game by a final score of 41−0.[1]
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Conference changes and new programs
| School | 1972 Conference | 1973 Conference |
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| Albany | New Program | D-III Independent |
Conference champions
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Postseason
The 1973 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the first single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The inaugural edition had only four teams (in comparison with the 32 teams competing as of 2014). The championship game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The Wittenberg Tigers defeated the Juniata College Eagles, 41-0, to win their first national title.[2]
NCAA Division III Playoff bracket
| Semifinals Campus Sites |
National Championship Game Garrett-Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL |
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| Juniata | 35 | ||||||||
| Bridgeport | 14 | ||||||||
| Juniata | 0 | ||||||||
| Wittenberg | 41 | ||||||||
| Wittenberg | 21 | ||||||||
| San Diego | 14 | ||||||||
