| Year: | 1973 |
| Team: | Southern Jaguars |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWAC |
| Record: | 6–4 |
| Conf Record: | 3–3 |
| Head Coach: | Charles Bates |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | University Stadium BREC Memorial Stadium |
The 1973 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Charles Bates, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished fourth in the SWAC.