1973 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

The 1973 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Ollie Keller, the team compiled a 3–5–2 record.

1973 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
Conference	Independent
1973 record	3–5–2
Head coach	Ollie Keller (2nd season)
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

1973 NCAA Division II independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Tennessee State			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Hawaii			–					9	–	2	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha			–					7	–	2	–	1
UNLV			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Delaware ^			–					8	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan			–					7	–	4	–	0
Nevada			–					7	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee			–					6	–	4	–	1
Eastern Michigan			–					6	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	5	–	0
Central State (OH)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					5	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					4	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	4	–	2
Northeast Louisiana			–					3	–	5	–	2
Santa Clara			–					4	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga			–					4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State			–					4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					3	–	6	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					2	–	7	–	1
Portland State			–					1	–	10	–	0
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Troy State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	T 15–15		[1]
September 15	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	T 21–21	26,000	[2]
September 29	at Northwestern State	Demon Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	W 16–13	10,000	[3]
October 6	at UNLV	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	L 0–26	8,623	[4]
October 13	McNeese State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	L 6–16		[5]
October 20	Southeastern Louisiana	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	L 0–17		[6]
October 27	Richmond	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	W 14–8	7,000	[7]
November 3	at Jacksonville State	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	L 24–66	13,000	[8]
November 10	Nicholls State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	W 37–0		[9]
November 17	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 0–40		[10]

References

1. "Troy State ties Indians, 15–15". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 9, 1973. p. B1. Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Bulldogs salvage tie; Northeast La. ruins State opener 21–21". The Clarion-Ledger. September 16, 1973. p. F1. Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Indians didn't bury hearts, just NSU". The Shreveport Times. September 30, 1973. p. 2D. Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Rebel's Meyer doesn't beat around bush". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 7, 1973. p. 15. Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "McNeese, 16–6". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 14, 1973. p. B2. Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "S'eastern tops Northeast". Daily World. October 21, 1973. p. 9. Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Spiders upset, 14–8; Northeast Louisiana brakes Skein at 10". Daily Press. October 28, 1973. p. 39. Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Jax rocks NE; Callahan captains 66–24". The Anniston Star. November 4, 1973. p. 1C. Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Northeast La. blanks Colonels". The Daily Advertiser. November 11, 1973. p. 36. Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tech shatters records, Indians". The Shreveport Times. November 18, 1973. p. 2D. Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.