1973 Oregon Webfoots football team

The 1973 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In his second and final year as head coach, Dick Enright led the Ducks to a 2–9 record (2–5 in Pac-8, tied for fifth)[1][2]

1973 Oregon Webfoots football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
1973 record2–9 (2–5 Pac-8)
Head coachDick Enright (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorJesse Branch (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSam Robertson (1st season)
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
(Capacity: 40,000)
1973 Pacific-8 Conference 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

Six weeks after the season ended, Enright was fired by athletic director Norv Ritchey in early January,[3][4] with the university buying out the remainder of his four-year contract.[5][6] He was immediately succeeded by assistant coach Don Read,[3][7][8] who handled quarterbacks and receivers and for the past two seasons.[3]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 157:30 pmNo. 13 Arizona State*
L 20–2640,000
September 222:00 pmat Air Force*
L 17–2434,541
September 297:30 pmUtah*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 17–3531,500
October 610:15 amat No. 5 Michigan*
L 0–2481,113
October 131:30 pmCalifornia
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 41–1028,700
October 201:30 pmat No. 6 USC
L 10–3153,155
October 271:30 pmWashington
W 58–040,000
November 31:30 pmat Washington State
L 14–2119,800
November 101:50 pmNo. 9 UCLA
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 7–2721,200
November 171:30 pmat Stanford
L 7–2421,000
November 241:30 pmOregon State
L 14–1739,700

Roster
1973 Oregon Webfoots football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR Maurice Anderson
OL LeFrancis Arnold
OL Mike Bollinger
RB Eugene Brown
TE 81 Russ Francis Jr
OL Tim Guy
RB Greg Herd
OL Ron Hunt
RB Rick Kane
WR Johnny Kerr
WR Greg Lindsey
RB Henderson Martin
WR Pat McNally
QB John Nehl
WR Bob Palm
OL Mike Popovich
RB 22 Don Reynolds Jr
QB 15 Herb Singleton Jr
QB 17 Norv Turner Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Mario Clark
DB Jack Conners
DB Steve Donnelly
LB Bobby Green
LB Mike Jodoin
DE 88 Don Johnson So
DL Reggie Lewis
DL George Martin
LB Bill Meyer
DL Dave Morgan
DB Tim Slapnicka
DL Art Webb
S 12 Chuck Wills So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
Source:[9][10][11][12]

References
  1. Withers, Bud (November 25, 1973). "OSU battles to 17-14 win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
  2. "Beavers 'stun' Oregon 17-14". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 25, 1973. p. 1, sports.
  3. Cawood, Neil (January 4, 1974). "Enright sacked, shocked". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
  4. Newnham, Blaine (January 5, 1974). "Want to be head coach?". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  5. Newnham, Blaine (April 9, 1974). "Enright joins WFL club's staff". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  6. UO Head Coach Dick Enright, University of Oregon: Special Collections & University Archives, Accessed April 25, 2009.
  7. "UO fires Dick Enright; assistant to take over". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 4, 1974. p. 1A.
  8. "Oregon fires Enright, hires assistant". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. January 4, 1974. p. 8.
  9. "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 22, 1973. p. 2B.
  10. "Today's lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 10, 1973. p. 2B.
  11. "Oregon Ducks: roster". Stanford Daily. (California). (Stanford University). November 17, 1973. p. 4.
  12. "Civil War lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 24, 1973. p. 3B.
  • McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.
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