1973 Arkansas State Indians football team

1973 Arkansas State Indians football
1973 Arkansas State Indians football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	7–3 (3–2 Southland)
Head coach	Bill Davidson (3rd season);
Home stadium	Kays Stadium; War Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

The 1973 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Bill Davidson, the Indians compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the Southland.

1973 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Abilene Christian*	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 56–46	6,998	^[1]
September 15	Southwestern Louisiana	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 27–13	6,800	^[2]
September 22	at Wichita State*	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	L 12–14	13,151	^[3]
September 29	Indiana State*	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 9–3	7,263	^[4]
October 13	at No. 7 Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 7–23	13,800	^[5]
October 20	Xavier*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 37–0	12,000	^[6]
October 27	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 7–10	9,900	^[7]
November 3	Illinois State*	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 38–20	8,700	^[8]
November 10	Texas–Arlington	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 30–14	7,500–10,000	^[9]
November 17	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 26–23	11,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game