The SMU Mustangs were 6-4-1 in 1973.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 8-3 | |
6-1 | 11-1 | ||
3-3-1 | 6-4-1 | ||
3-3-1 | 5-5-1 | ||
4-3 | 5-6 |
| 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 | 259 | 4,169 | 754 | 5.5 | 3,395 | 659 | 5.2 | 774 | 95 | 8.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 38th | 21st | 71st | 12th | 10th | 11th | 10th | 118th | 125th | 11th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 228 | 3,936 | 5.0 | 2,767 | 576 | 4.8 | 1,169 | 204 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 120th | 96th | 98th | 114th | 96th | 120th | 24th | 47th | 34th | ||||||||||
Net | +31 | +233 | +754 | +0.5 | +628 | +83 | +0.3 | -395 | -109 | +2.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 57th | 49th | 71st | 43rd | 32nd | 31st | 46th | 105th | 119th | 13th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 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 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| 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 |