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
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Northern IllinoisL 27–34
September 22East CarolinaL 25–426,500[2]
September 29at Oklahoma StateL 7–70
October 6at DaytonL 19–23
October 13Xavier
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 73–78,500[3]
October 20Tampa
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 23–25
October 27Akron
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 14–1311,000
November 3at Ball StateT 16–1610,160
November 10Drake
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 37–20
November 17at Indiana StateL 17–36
November 24at Illinois StateL 8–10

References

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  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.