1973 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1973 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame    11 0 0
No. 5 Penn State    12 0 0
No. 9 Houston    11 1 0
Temple    9 1 0
No. 20 Tulane    9 3 0
Memphis State    8 3 0
Tampa    8 3 0
Boston College    7 4 0
South Carolina    7 4 0
Utah State    7 4 0
Air Force    6 4 0
Southern Miss    6 4 1
Northern Illinois    6 5 0
Rutgers    6 5 0
West Virginia    6 5 0
Pittsburgh    6 5 1
Colgate    5 5 0
Dayton    5 5 1
Xavier    5 5 1
Georgia Tech    5 6 0
Holy Cross    5 6 0
Miami (FL)    5 6 0
Cincinnati    4 7 0
Marshall    4 7 0
Navy    4 7 0
Southern Illinois    3 7 1
Villanova    3 8 0
Syracuse    2 9 0
Virginia Tech    2 9 0
Army    0 10 0
Florida State    0 11 0
Lamar    5 5 0
Southern Illinois    3 7 1
Texas-Arlington    4 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Under seventh-year head coach Dick Towers, the team compiled a 3–7–1 record. The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.