1973 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 1973 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Under seventh-year head coach Dick Towers, the team compiled a 3–7–1 record.^[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

1973 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7–1
Head coach	Dick Towers (7th season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Penn State			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Houston			–					11	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Tulane			–					9	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	4	–	0
Utah State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	4	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	1
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	1
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					0	–	10	–	0
Florida State			–					0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 27–34
September 22	East Carolina	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 25–42	6,500	[2]
September 29	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 7–70
October 6	at Dayton	Baujan Field Dayton, OH	L 19–23
October 13	Xavier	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 73–7	8,500	[3]
October 20	Tampa	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 23–25
October 27	Akron	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 14–13	11,000
November 3	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	T 16–16	10,160
November 10	Drake	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 37–20
November 17	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 17–36
November 24	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 8–10

References

1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 117. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
2. "Pirates sink SIU 42–25". Southern Illinoisan. September 23, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Salukis roll up 73 points". Southern Illinoisan. October 14, 1973. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.