The Michigan State Spartans were 5-6 in 1973.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-2 | 7-4 | ||
4-4 | 5-6 | ||
4-4 | 5-6 | ||
4-4 | 5-6 | ||
4-4 | 4-7 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 114 | 2,532 | 681 | 3.7 | 1,892 | 568 | 3.3 | 640 | 113 | 5.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 124th | 119th | 116th | 117th | 71st | 50th | 86th | 125th | 120th | 99th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 164 | 2,704 | 3.9 | 2,091 | 563 | 3.7 | 613 | 139 | 4.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 88th | 17th | 19th | 63rd | 77th | 55th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||||||
Net | -50 | -172 | +681 | -0.1 | -199 | +5 | -0.4 | +27 | -26 | +1.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 132nd | 70th | 116th | 72nd | 72nd | 66th | 77th | 65th | 78th | 28th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |