1973 Baylor Bears football team

The 1973 Baylor Bears football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach Grant Teaff, the team compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SWC.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	No. 11 Oklahoma*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 14–42	41,573	[1]
September 22	at Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 20–14	28,332	[2]
September 29	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 28–52	48,041	[3]
October 6	Florida State*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 21–14	22,000–22,025	[4]
October 13	Arkansas	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 7–13	28,000	[5]
October 27	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 22–28	44,182	[6]
November 3	TCU	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 28–34	30,257	[7]
November 10	at No. 13 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 6–42	64,500	[8]
November 17	at No. 12 Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 24–55	35,102	[9]
November 24	SMU	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 22–38	23,000	[10]
December 1	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 0–27	14,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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