The 1973 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania as a member of the Ivy League during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach Harry Gamble, the Quakers compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Ivy League. Jim Bumgardner and Glenn Casey were the team captains. Penn played home games at Franklin Field, adjacent to the university's campus in Philadelphia.