11 games
| Date | Site | Opp AP | Opponent | UL AP | W/L | UL | Opp | OT | Overall | Conf | Attendance | City | State | Stadium | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/08/1973 | A | Memphis | L | 21 | 28 | 0-1 | 33,164 | Memphis | Tenn. | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | |||||
| 09/15/1973 | A | Kent State | L | 3 | 10 | 0-2 | 10,216 | Kent | Ohio | Dix Stadium | |||||
| 09/22/1973 | A | Drake | W | 27 | 17 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 15,700 | Des Moines | Iowa | |||||
| 10/06/1973 | H | Wichita State | W | 24 | 10 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 28,631 | Louisville | Ky. | Fairgrounds Stadium | ||||
| 10/13/1973 | H | North Texas | L | 6 | 7 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 15,072 | Louisville | Ky. | Fairgrounds Stadium | ||||
| 10/20/1973 | H | Mississippi State | L | 7 | 18 | 2-4 | 2-1 | 19,005 | Louisville | Ky. | Fairgrounds Stadium | ||||
| 10/27/1973 | H | Cincinnati | W | 10 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-1 | 14,922 | Louisville | Ky. | Fairgrounds Stadium | ||||
| 11/03/1973 | A | Tulsa | L | 9 | 17 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 18,500 | Tulsa | Okla. | |||||
| 11/10/1973 | H | Dayton | L | 9 | 10 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 10,821 | Louisville | Ky. | Fairgrounds Stadium | ||||
| 11/17/1973 | H | Furman | W | 35 | 14 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 5,118 | Louisville | Ky. | Fairgrounds Stadium | ||||
| 11/24/1973 | A | West Texas State | W | 21 | 9 | 5-6 | 3-2 | 4,200 | Canyon | Texas |