The Southern Illinois Salukis were 3-7-1 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 | 267 | 3,560 | 830 | 4.3 | 2,319 | 635 | 3.7 | 1,241 | 195 | 6.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 33rd | 60th | 12th | 77th | 45th | 18th | 69th | 81st | 81st | 66th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 296 | 3,847 | 5.0 | 2,338 | 547 | 4.3 | 1,509 | 219 | 6.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 164th | 95th | 95th | 91st | 64th | 97th | 84th | 61st | 88th | ||||||||||
Net | -29 | -287 | +830 | -0.7 | -19 | +88 | -0.6 | -268 | -24 | -0.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 114th | 80th | 12th | 98th | 65th | 29th | 88th | 90th | 76th | 83rd |
| 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 |