| Year: | 1973 |
| Team: | Northwestern Red Raiders |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Tri-State Conference |
| Short Conf: | Tri-State |
| Record: | 12–0 |
| Conf Record: | 5–0 |
| Head Coach: | Larry Korver |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Stadium: | DeValois Field |
| Champion: | NAIA Division II champion Tri-State champion |
| Bowl: | NAIA Division II Championship |
| Bowl Result: | W 10–3 vs. |
The 1973 Northwestern Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern College of Orange City, Iowa, as a member of the Tri-State Conference during the 1973 NAIA Division II football season. Led by Larry Korver in his seventh season as head coach, the team compiled a perfect record of 12–0, winning the Tri-State Conference title with a 5–0 mark and the NAIA Division II Football National Championship with a 10–3 victory in the championship game.
Korver was selected as the 1973 NAIA Football Coach of the Year based on a vote of the NAIA Football Coaches' Association.[1] Defensive tackle Tom Rieck was selected as a first-team player on the All-NAIA All-Star team.[2] [3] Eight Northwestern players received first-team honors on the 1973 all-Tri-State Conference football team: Rieck; quarterback Curt Krull; halfback Mitch Bengard; receivers Dave Hector and Gary Vetter; offensive lineman Jay DeZeeuw; linebacker Doug Van Steenwyk; and defensive back Daryl Hoogeven.[4]