1973 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1973 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1973 record 4–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach John Pont (1st season)
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1973 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Ohio State + 7 –0 –1  10 –0 –1
No. 6 Michigan + 7 –0 –1  10 –0 –1
Minnesota 6 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Illinois 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Michigan State 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Purdue 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Northwestern 4 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Wisconsin 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Indiana 0 –8 –0  2 –9 –0
Iowa 0 –8 –0  0 –11 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach John Pont, the Wildcats compiled a 4–7 record (4–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a four-way tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mitch Anderson with 1,224 passing yards, Stan Key with 894 rushing yards, and Steve Craig with 479 receiving yards.[2] Four Northwestern players received All-Big Ten honors. They are: (1) tight end Steve Craig (AP-1, UPI-1); (2) linebacker Mike Varty (AP-1, UPI-2); (3) quarterback Mitch Anderson (AP-2, UPI-2); and (4) running back Stan Key (AP-2).[3][4]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 15 Michigan State Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 14–10  
September 22 at No. 8 Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Rivalry) L 0–44  
September 29 Pittsburgh* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 14–21  
October 6 Ohio* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 12–14  
October 13 Iowa Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 31–15  
October 20 at Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN L 10–21  
October 27 at No. 1 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 0–60  
November 3 Minnesota Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 43–52  
November 10 at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN W 21–20  
November 17 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 34–36  
November 24 Illinois Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) W 9–6  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

  1. ↑ "1973 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1973 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1973 AP All Big Ten Football Team". Piqua Daily Call. November 27, 1973. p. 11.
  4. ↑ "Bucks, Wolves Dominate: Buckeyes Place 10 On All-Big Ten Team". The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio). November 28, 1973. p. 11B.


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