1973 Navy Midshipmen football team

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1973

| poll = AP

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 15

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = VMI

| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field

| site_cityst = Lexington, VA

| score = 37–6

| attend = 10,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94005471/navy-routs-vmi-378-as-cooper-runs-wil/|work=The Baltimore Sun|title=Navy routs VMI, 37–8, as Cooper runs wild|date=September 16, 1973|accessdate=February 1, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 22

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Penn State

| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| score = 0–39

| attend = 28,383

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 29

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Michigan

| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| score = 0–14

| attend = 88,042

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Boston College

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| score = 7–44

| attend = 30,187

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| time =

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Syracuse

| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| score = 23–14

| attend = 20,591

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| time = 2:02 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Air Force

| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| gamename = Commander-in-Chief's Trophy

| score = 42–6

| attend = 30,076

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| time = 1:33 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| score = 17–22

| attend = 33,136

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Notre Dame

| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium

| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–44

| attend = 59,075

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| time = 8:35 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = Tulane Stadium

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| score = 15–17

| attend = 40,134–40,135

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87178278/navy-gifts-aid-tulane-win-1715/|work=The Baltimore Sun|title=Navy 'gifts' aid Tulane win, 17–15|date=November 11, 1973|accessdate=October 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| site_stadium = Gator Bowl Stadium

| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL

| score = 22–26

| attend = 26,235

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-ga-tech-rallies-to-be/151970277/|work=The Baltimore Sun|title=Ga. Tech rallies to beat Navy|date=November 18, 1973|accessdate=July 24, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 1

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = Army

| site_stadium = John F. Kennedy Stadium

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename = Army–Navy Game

| score = 51–0

| attend = 91,926

}}

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=1973-74 Navy Midshipmen; Schedule/Results |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/364068 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 14, 2025 }}

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