1973 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

1973 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5–2
Head coach	Ollie Keller (2nd season)
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

1973 NCAA Division II independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Tennessee State			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Hawaii			–					9	–	2	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha			–					7	–	2	–	1
Trinity (TX)			–					8	–	3	–	0
UNLV			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Delaware ^			–					8	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina			–					6	–	3	–	1
Central Michigan			–					7	–	4	–	0
Nevada			–					7	–	4	–	0
Western Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee			–					6	–	4	–	1
Eastern Michigan			–					6	–	4	–	0
American International			–					5	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	5	–	0
Central State (OH)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					5	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					4	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	4	–	2
Northeast Louisiana			–					3	–	5	–	2
Santa Clara			–					4	–	6	–	0
Youngstown State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					3	–	5	–	1
Chattanooga			–					4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State			–					4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					3	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					2	–	7	–	1
Eastern Illinois			–					2	–	9	–	0
Portland State			–					1	–	10	–	0
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1973 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Ollie Keller, the team compiled a 3–5–2 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Troy State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	T 15–15	8,350–8,400
September 15	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	T 21–21	25,000–26,000
September 29	at Northwestern State	Demon Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	W 16–13	9,500–10,000
October 6	at UNLV	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	L 0–26	8,623
October 13	McNeese State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	L 6–16	5,500
October 20	Southeastern Louisiana	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	L 0–17	8,200
October 27	Richmond	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	W 14–8	7,000
November 3	at Jacksonville State	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	L 24–66	10,400–13,000
November 10	Nicholls State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	W 37–0	7,800
November 17	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 0–40	16,840–16,850