1973 Southern Jaguars football team

1973 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
BREC Memorial Stadium
1973 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5/7 Grambling +^ 5 1 010 3 0
No. 10 Jackson State + 5 1 09 2 0
No. T–20 Alcorn A&M 3 2 17 2 1
Southern 3 3 06 4 0
Texas Southern 2 3 15 5 1
Mississippi Valley State 2 4 03 5 0
Prairie View A&M 0 6 02 6 1
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The 1973 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Charles Bates, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished fourth in the SWAC.