1973 Indiana High School Football Season
The IHSAA instituted a playoff system beginning in 1973. Schools were separated
into three classes based on enrollment. Each class was divided into four
geographical districts. Schools that won their district advanced to the
playoffs.
IHSAA State Champions
| Class |
Champion |
Winning Coach |
| Class 3A |
South Bend Washington (12-0) |
Bob Van Camp |
| Class 2A |
Greenfield-Central (12-0) |
Clayton Myers |
| Class 1A |
Mishawaka Marian (10-2) |
Mike Hecklinski |
Final Polls
The AP media poll ranked the Top 20 teams, while the UPI only ranked the Top 10.
AP Media Poll (Nov. 7)
| Rk. |
Team (Final W-L) |
W-L |
Pts. |
FPV |
| t1 |
Bloomington South (10-1) |
10-0 |
230 |
8 |
| t1 |
South Bend Washington (12-0, 3A champs) |
10-0 |
230 |
8 |
| 3 |
Indpls. Cathedral (11-1) |
10-0 |
195 |
|
| 4 |
Ft. Wayne Luers |
8-1 |
184 |
|
| 5 |
South Bend St. Joseph's |
9-1 |
179 |
|
| 6 |
Hammond Gavit (10-1) |
10-0 |
162 |
|
| 7 |
Richmond |
8-2 |
120 |
|
| 8 |
Providence (11-1) |
10-0 |
119 |
|
| 9 |
Hobart |
9-1 |
97 |
|
| 10 |
Valparaiso |
9-1 |
88 |
|
| t11 |
Mishawaka |
9-1 |
86 |
|
| t11 |
Terre Haute South |
10-0 |
86 |
|
| 13 |
Mishawaka Marian (10-2, 1A champs) |
8-2 |
38 |
|
| 14 |
Anderson |
9-1 |
29 |
|
| 15 |
Ft. Wayne Dwenger (8-2) |
8-1 |
28 |
|
| 16 |
Ft. Wayne Northrop |
8-1 |
24 |
|
| 17 |
Tell City (9-2) |
9-1 |
22 |
|
| 18 |
Wawasee (9-1) |
9-0 |
19 |
|
| 19 |
Ev. Reitz |
7-2 |
16 |
|
| t20 |
Greenfield
Central (12-0, 2A champs) |
10-0 |
13 |
|
| t20 |
Hamilton Heights (9-1) |
9-0 |
13 |
|
|
Litkenhous Ratings (Nov. 12)
| Rk. |
Team |
W-L |
Pts. |
| 1 |
Richmond |
8-2 |
96.7 |
| 2 |
Ft. Wayne Luers |
8-1 |
94.4 |
| 3 |
Indpls. Cathedral |
11-0 |
93.4 |
| 4 |
Bloomington South |
10-1 |
92.6 |
| 5 |
Ev. Reitz |
7-2 |
92.1 |
| 6 |
South Bend Washington |
11-0 |
91.5 |
| 7 |
Indpls. Washington |
|
90.8 |
| 8 |
Valparaiso |
9-1 |
90.4 |
| 9 |
Ev. Bosse |
7-2 |
90.0 |
| t10 |
Ft. Wayne Northrop |
8-1 |
88.9 |
| t10 |
Hobart |
9-1 |
88.9 |
|
UPI Coaches Poll (Nov. 7)
| Rk. |
Team |
W-L |
Pts. |
FPV |
| 1 |
Bloomington South |
10-0 |
118 |
10 |
| 2 |
South Bend Washington |
10-0 |
108 |
2 |
| 3 |
Indpls. Cathedral |
10-0 |
94 |
|
| 4 |
Hammond Gavit |
10-0 |
64 |
|
| 5 |
Richmond |
8-2 |
45 |
|
| 6 |
Ft. Wayne Luers |
8-1 |
41 |
|
| t7 |
Hobart |
9-1 |
35 |
|
| t7 |
South Bend St. Joseph's |
9-1 |
35 |
|
| 9 |
Providence |
10-0 |
25 |
|
| 10 |
Terre Haute South |
10-0 |
15 |
|
|
Conference
Champions
| Conference |
Champion |
| Allen County |
Homestead & Woodlan [cancelled when Woodlan qualified for
playoffs] |
|
North Division: Woodlan (4-0) |
|
South Division: Homestead (4-0) |
| Big Blue River |
|
| Blue Chip |
Mitchell (3-0) |
| Central Indiana |
|
| Central Suburban |
|
| Duneland |
Hobart (4-0) |
| Eastern Indiana |
East Central |
| Hoosier Hills |
Bedford North Lawrence & Madison
|
| Indiana Lake Shore |
Hammond Gavit (7-0) |
| Lake Suburban |
Merrillville (7-0) |
| Mid-Indiana Football |
|
| Mid-Southern |
|
| Mid-State |
|
| Midwest |
Frontier (5-0) |
| North Central |
Richmond |
| Northeast Corner |
Hamilton (4-1) & Prairie Heights (4-1) |
| Northeastern Indiana |
FW Concordia 16, South Adams 14 |
|
East-West Division: South Adams (3-1) |
|
North-South Division: DeKalb (3-1) &
Fort Wayne Concordia (3-1) |
| Northern Indiana |
South Bend Washington (7-0) |
| Northern Indiana Valley |
South Bend St. Joseph's (5-0) |
| Northern Lakes |
Plymouth (6-1), Warsaw (6-1), & Wawasee (6-1) |
| Northern State |
Jimtown (4-1) & LaVille (4-1) |
| Northwest Hoosier |
Winamac (5-0) |
| Northwestern |
Gary Wallace (6-0) |
| Olympic |
|
| Pocket |
South Spencer (8-0) |
| Rangeline |
|
| Sagamore |
|
| South Central |
Bloomington South |
| SIAC Division A |
Terre Haute South (4-0) |
| SIAC Division B |
Tell City (6-0) |
| Summit |
Fort Wayne Luers 28, Fort Wayne Dwenger 14 |
|
North Division: Fort Wayne Dwenger (4-0) |
|
South Division: Fort Wayne Luers (3-0) |
| Three Rivers |
Triton (3-0) |
| Tri-Eastern |
|
| West Central |
|
| White River |
|
City Champions
| City |
Champion |
| Evansville |
Bosse (5-1) & Reitz (5-1) |
| Indianapolis |
Cathedral (9-0) |
|
East Division: Cathedral (7-0) |
|
West Division: Chatard (6-1) |
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