The 1973 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Stan Sheriff, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the NCC. Northern Iowa played home games at O. R. Latham Stadium in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Pittsburg State*	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	W 13–0	3,250
September 15	Western Illinois*	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	W 20–14	5,850	[1]
September 22	at Mankato State	Blakeslee Stadium Mankato, MN	L 7–28	3,785
September 29	No. 3 South Dakota	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	L 7–19	7,025	[2]
October 6	at No. 12 North Dakota State	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 0–21	6,700	[3]
October 13	at Drake*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 31–3	13,960
October 20	at Morningside	Roberts Field Sioux City, IA	W 28–14	2,000
October 27	North Dakota	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	W 17–14	6,000
November 3	at South Dakota State	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD	L 0–16	1,023
November 10	Augustana (SD)	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	L 9–36	3,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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