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.

at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Worst loss in Darrell Royal's coaching career [2] at Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas