The Texas Longhorns were 8-2 in 1973. They fell to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 19 to 3, in the Cotton Bowl.
| 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 | 10 | 364 | 4,218 | 741 | 5.7 | 3,502 | 638 | 5.5 | 716 | 103 | 7.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 9th | 20th | 88th | 9th | 6th | 16th | 4th | 121st | 122nd | 43rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 143 | 2,805 | 4.5 | 1,478 | 422 | 3.5 | 1,327 | 200 | 6.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 71st | 22nd | 57th | 23rd | 7th | 42nd | 55th | 41st | 79th | ||||||||||
Net | +221 | +1,413 | +741 | +1.2 | +2,024 | +216 | +2.0 | -611 | -97 | +0.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 9th | 12th | 88th | 19th | 10th | 6th | 11th | 118th | 116th | 57th |
| 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 |