The Northern Illinois Huskies were 6-5 in 1973.
| 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 | 327 | 4,395 | 817 | 5.4 | 3,489 | 668 | 5.2 | 906 | 149 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 16th | 14th | 19th | 20th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 114th | 107th | 82nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 270 | 3,816 | 4.9 | 2,206 | 556 | 4.0 | 1,610 | 224 | 7.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 147th | 93rd | 89th | 77th | 71st | 72nd | 100th | 71st | 102nd | ||||||||||
Net | +57 | +579 | +817 | +0.5 | +1,283 | +112 | +1.3 | -704 | -75 | -1.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 43rd | 35th | 19th | 42nd | 14th | 20th | 19th | 123rd | 108th | 95th |
| 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 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |