1973 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

1973 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	0–10 (0–5 Southland)
Head coach	Russ Faulkinberry (13th season)
Home stadium	Cajun Field

1973 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^	5	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
Arkansas State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Lamar	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
McNeese State	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Texas–Arlington	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
SW Louisiana	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1973 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) in the Southland Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their thirteenth year under head coach Russ Faulkinberry, the team compiled an 0–10 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Arkansas State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 13–27	6,800
September 22	at No. T–11 Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 0–23	16,250
September 29	Chattanooga*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 10–21	10,000
October 6	Xavier*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 14–17	8,000
October 13	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–27	6,341
October 20	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX (Sabine Shoe)	L 0–31	9,079
October 27	Texas–Arlington	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 22–31	10,000
November 10	Northwestern State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 10–20	16,000
November 17	Memphis State*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 6–41	6,600
November 24	McNeese State	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Cajun Crown)	L 0–37	10,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game