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1973 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
1973 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 13–18 vs. Louisiana Tech
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Darrell Mudra (5th season);
Home stadium	Hanson Field
	Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 NCAA Division II independents football records
v t e	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 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Darrell Mudra and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 7–4 record. The team received a bid to the inaugural NCAA Division II Football Championship, where they lost to Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinal.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Northern Iowa		O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	L 14–20	5,850	^[2]
September 22	Northern Michigan		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 14–10	15,450	^[3]
September 29	Milwaukee		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 28–3	9,275	^[4]
October 6	No. 4 Eastern Michigan		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 24–21	10,300	^[5]
October 13	at Mankato State		Blakeslee Stadium Mankato, MN	W 34–23	4,100	^[6]
October 20	Central Michigan		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 24–18	19,850	^[7]
October 27	at Indiana State	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 14–22	4,100	^[8]
November 3	at Northern Illinois		Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 30–27	12,500–12,750	^[9]
November 10	Akron		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 7–12	14,200	^[10]
November 17	at Eastern Illinois		O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	W 56–13	1,500	^[11]
December 1	at No. 3 Louisiana Tech		Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	L 13–18	15,200	^[12]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game