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- 1973_college_football_season abstract "The 1973 college football season was the first for the NCAA's current three-division structure. Effective with the 1973–74 academic year, schools formerly in the NCAA "University Division" were classified as Division I (later subdivided for football only into today's Division I FBS and Division I FCS). Schools in the former "College Division" were classified into Division II, which allowed fewer athletic scholarships than Division I, and Division III, in which athletic scholarships were prohibited.In its inaugural season, Division I had two NCAA-recognized national champions, and they faced each other at year's end in the Sugar Bowl. The New Orleans game matched two unbeaten teams, the Alabama Crimson Tide (11-0), ranked #1 by AP and UPI, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10–0), ranked #3 by AP and #4 by UPI.While both wire services ranked Alabama #1 at the end of the regular season, AP took another poll after the bowl games. By agreement with the American Football Coaches' Association, however, UPI bestowed its championship before the postseason bowl games. Thus, Alabama was crowned champion by UPI on December 4, 1973. UPI ranked Notre Dame #4. One coach had given the Irish a first place vote, compared to 21 for Alabama.In a game where the lead changed six times, Notre Dame won by a single point, 24–23, to claim the AP national championship. During the 20th Century, the NCAA had no playoff for the college football teams that would later be described as "Division I-A". The NCAA Football Guide, however, did note an "unofficial national champion" based on the top ranked teams in the "wire service" (AP and UPI) polls. The "writers' poll" by Associated Press (AP) was the most popular, followed by the "coaches' poll" by United Press International) (UPI). In 1973, the UPI issued its final poll before the bowls, but the AP Trophy was withheld until the postseason was completed. The AP poll in 1973 consisted of the votes of as many as 63 sportswriters and broadcasters, though not all of them voted in every poll. UPI's voting was made by 34 coaches. Those who cast votes would give their opinion of the ten best teams. Under a point system of 20 points for first place, 19 for second, etc., the "overall" ranking was determined.".
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- 1973_college_football_season champions 1973_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team.
- 1973_college_football_season champions "Alabama Crimson Tide".
- 1973_college_football_season hasPhotoCollection 1973_college_football_season.
- 1973_college_football_season heisman "John Cappelletti, Penn State RB".
- 1973_college_football_season imageCaption "The Heisman Trophy that John Cappelletti won for play during the 1973 season.".
- 1973_college_football_season numberOfBowls "11".
- 1973_college_football_season numberOfTeams "129".
- 1973_college_football_season preseasonAp 1973_USC_Trojans_football_team.
- 1973_college_football_season year "1973".
- 1973_college_football_season subject Category:1973_NCAA_Division_I_football_season.
- 1973_college_football_season comment "The 1973 college football season was the first for the NCAA's current three-division structure. Effective with the 1973–74 academic year, schools formerly in the NCAA "University Division" were classified as Division I (later subdivided for football only into today's Division I FBS and Division I FCS).".
- 1973_college_football_season label "1973 college football season".
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- 1973_college_football_season depiction Cappelletti_Heisman_Trophy.JPG.
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