The Northwestern Wildcats were 4-7 in 1973.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-4 | 5-6 | ||
4-4 | 5-6 | ||
4-4 | 4-7 | ||
3-5 | 4-7 | ||
0-8 | 2-9 |
| 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 | 188 | 3,225 | 786 | 4.1 | 1,842 | 556 | 3.3 | 1,383 | 230 | 6.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 87th | 80th | 43rd | 95th | 79th | 58th | 88th | 65th | 52nd | 85th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 299 | 4,098 | 5.3 | 2,589 | 607 | 4.3 | 1,509 | 166 | 9.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 165th | 108th | 112th | 107th | 114th | 96th | 84th | 12th | 127th | ||||||||||
Net | -111 | -873 | +786 | -1.2 | -747 | -51 | -1.0 | -126 | +64 | -3.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 160th | 111th | 43rd | 116th | 100th | 90th | 97th | 80th | 24th | 125th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |