1973 Tampa Spartans football team

The 1973 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1973 college football season. It was the Spartans' 37th season and competed as a College Division Independent. The team was led by head coach Dennis Fryzel, in his first year, and played their home games at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3). Fryzel was hired on January 3, 1973, to serve as the replacement for Earle Bruce who resigned to become the head coach at Iowa State.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	Toledo*	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 35–25
September 21	Xavier*	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 34–7
September 29	Kansas State*	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL	L 0–17
October 6	Akron*	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 21–7
October 13	Villanova*	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 17–10
October 20	at Southern Illinois*	McAndrew Stadium • Carbondale, IL	W 25–23
October 27	Northern Michigan*	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 20–0
November 10	at West Texas State*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium • Canyon, TX	W 28–6
November 17	Chattanooga*	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL	L 24–25
November 24	at Vanderbilt*	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 7–30
December 1	Rutgers*	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 34–6
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

↑ "Tampa hires Fryzel". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Google News Archives. January 4, 1973. p. D1. Retrieved October 5, 2012.

Tampa Spartans football

Venues	Plant Field (1933–1936) Phillips Field (1937–1967) Tampa Stadium (1967–1974)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games

People	Head coaches NFL players

Seasons	1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

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