LSU
SEC · 1973 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare LSU head-to-head · History & Eras
1973 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Colorado (COLORADO)H2H | IND B8 | 5–6 | W 17–6 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 5–6 | W 28–23 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 5–6 | W 24–9 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 7–5 | W 24–3 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 6–6 | W 20–6 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 28–21 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | W 33–29 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 6–5 | W 51–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 4–5–2 | W 26–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 11–1 | L 7–21 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 0–14 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 8 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 12–0 | L 9–16 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Florida +7
- South Carolina +7
- Auburn +6
- Ole Miss +6
- Colorado +5
- Texas A&M +5
- Rice +5
- Kentucky +5
- Mississippi State +4
- Penn State 0
- Alabama -1
- Tulane -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.750 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.