| Year: | 1973 |
| Team: | Texas Longhorns |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 8–3 |
| Conf Record: | 7–0 |
| Coachrank: | 8 |
| Aprank: | 14 |
| Hc Year: | 17th |
| Stadium: | Memorial Stadium (capacity: 77,809) |
| Champion: | SWC champion |
| Bowl Result: | L 3–19 vs Nebraska |
The 1973 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with an 8–2 record and lost to Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl Classic.
See also: Red River Rivalry.
Worst loss in Darrell Royal's coaching career [1]