1973 Washington State Cougars football team

1973 Washington State Cougars football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
1973 record 5–6 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach Jim Sweeney (6th season)
Offensive coordinator Joe Tiller (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Ray Braun (2nd season)
Home stadium Martin Stadium,
Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)
1973 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 USC $ 7 –0 –0  9 –2 –1
No. 12 UCLA 6 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
Stanford 5 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Washington State 4 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
California 2 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Oregon 2 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
Oregon State 2 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
Washington 0 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the Cougars compiled a 5–6 record (4–3 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in fourth place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 290 to 250.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Chuck Peck with 1,023 passing yards, Andrew Jones with 1,059 rushing yards, and Tim Krause with 384 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 15at Kansas*
L 8–29 39,750
September 22at No. 13 Arizona State*
L 9–20 51,252
September 29Idaho*
W 51–24 22,500
October 6at No. 1 Ohio State*
L 3–27 87,425
October 13at No. 4 USC
L 35–46 50,975
October 20No. 13 UCLA
L 13–24 32,200
October 27at Stanford
L 14–45 48,000
November 3Oregon
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 21–14 19,800
November 10at Oregon State
W 13–7 17,336
November 17California
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 31–28 13,082
November 24at Washington
W 52–26 56,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1973 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1973 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
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