The Tulane Green Wave were 9-2 in 1973. They fell to the Houston Cougars, 47 to 7, in the Bluebonnet Bowl.
| 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 | 221 | 3,626 | 721 | 5.0 | 2,221 | 531 | 4.2 | 1,405 | 190 | 7.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 63rd | 55th | 103rd | 40th | 51st | 71st | 40th | 61st | 83rd | 24th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 147 | 2,856 | 3.8 | 1,522 | 525 | 2.9 | 1,334 | 219 | 6.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 73rd | 25th | 18th | 26th | 47th | 16th | 58th | 61st | 49th | ||||||||||
Net | +74 | +770 | +721 | +1.2 | +699 | +6 | +1.3 | +71 | -29 | +1.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 33rd | 29th | 103rd | 18th | 26th | 63rd | 18th | 58th | 81st | 26th |
| 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 |