The 1973 NAAF season will kickoff in Providence, Rhode Island for the first time as the defending champion Gold Stars host the Boston Independents. This will be the 3rd time the New England rivalry will be featured in the opening game. The previous 2 times were in 1950 and 1962 after Boston had won the cup the last season. Providence Owner, David Maxwell, insisted that they host Boston in the game since they had to “suffer” and watch Boston raise their banner in the past, so he wanted to pay back the favour.
Week 2 features another Canada Day triple header with London-Toronto, Halifax-Edmonton and Calgary-Ottawa all facing off on the day. Next Wednesday, Boston will host Long Island in the first half of a home-and-home between the East Division rivals.
Other routine matchups remain on the schedule, like Rivalry Week in Week 6. The Bye Weeks are between 8-10, and the Labour Day matches are between Calgary-Edmonton and Louisville-Indiana.
A note for Week 15, there is expected to still be a season finale game at 7:00 PM ET on September 29th, but no match-up has been assigned to that slot, the selection will happen in the lead-up to the final week of the season.
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