1973 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

1973 The Citadel Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
1973 record	3–8 (1–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Bobby Ross (1st year)
Home stadium	Johnson Hagood Stadium

1973 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Carolina $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Richmond	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
William & Mary	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Furman	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Appalachian State	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
VMI	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Davidson	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1973 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1973 college football season. Bobby Ross served as head coach for the first season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	at Clemson*	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 12–14	40,000
September 15	Presbyterian*	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 25–13
September 22	vs. Illinois State*	Bloomington, IN	L 6–4
September 29	William & Mary	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	L 12–24
October 6	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Stadium • Lexington, VA (Rivalry)	L 6–23
October 13	Chattanooga*	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 28–20
October 20	East Carolina	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	L 0–34
October 27	at Appalachian State	Conrad Stadium • Boone, NC	L 6–31
November 3	at Richmond	City Stadium • Richmond, VA	L 0–27
November 10	Furman	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Rivalry)	W 26–21
November 17	Davidson	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	L 16–19
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.