1973 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1973 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
Jeppesen Stadium
Rice 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 Texas Southern Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Rod Paige, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–5–1, with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWAC.