1973 NCAA Division II football season

1973 NCAA Division II football season
Regular seasonSeptember –
November 1973
PlayoffsDecember 1–15
National ChampionshipCamellia Bowl
Hughes Stadium
Sacramento, California
ChampionLouisiana Tech

The 1973 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level. The season began in September and concluded with the Division II Championship on December 15 at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. This was the first season for Division II (and Division III) football, which were formerly in the College Division in 1972 and prior.

Louisiana Tech won their first Division II championship, defeating Western Kentucky 34–0 in the Camellia Bowl championship game.[1][2]

  1. ^ "All-Time Conference Champions" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 15–28. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  2. ^ "Western Kentucky (Louisiana Tech) champs after 34–0 romp". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 16, 1973. p. 20.