American college football season
1973 Washington Huskies football |
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Conference | Pacific-8 |
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Record | 2–9 (0–7 Pac-8) |
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Head coach | |
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MVP | Dave Pear |
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Captains | - Jim Andrilenas
- Butch Keenan
- Joe Tabor
- John Whitacre
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Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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1973 Pacific-8 Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | 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 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1973 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In its 17th season under head coach Jim Owens, the team compiled a 2–9 record, (0–7 in the Pacific-8 Conference, last), and was outscored 376 to 218.[1]
The Huskies dropped the Apple Cup for the second straight year.[2][3][4] The 52–26 loss at Husky Stadium was Washington's worst home loss in the series until 2021; they rebounded and won the next eight, through 1981.
Junior defensive lineman Dave Pear was selected as the team's most valuable player.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | Hawaii* | | L 7–10 | 52,500 | [5] |
September 22 | at Duke* | | L 21–23 | 22,500 | |
September 29 | Syracuse* | | W 21–7 | 54,500 | |
October 6 | at California | | L 49–54 | 28,000 | |
October 13 | Oregon State | | L 7–31 | 55,000 | |
October 20 | Stanford | | L 14–23 | 51,500 | |
October 27 | at Oregon | | L 0–58 | 40,000 | |
November 3 | at No. 10 UCLA | | L 13–62 | 30,000 | |
November 10 | Idaho* | | W 41–14 | 50,000 | |
November 17 | No. 9 USC | | L 19–42 | 55,500 | |
November 24 | Washington State | | L 26–52 | 56,500 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
Washington State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Washington St | 14 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 52 | Washington | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 26 | - Date:
November 24 - Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle
- Game start:
1:30 pm PST - Game attendance: 56,500
- Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C)
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | WSU | Jones 12 yard run (Danelo kick) | WSU 7–0 | | Q1 | | WSU | Jones 1 yard run (Danelo kick) | WSU 14–0 | | Q2 | | WSU | Johnson 42 yard pass from Peck (Danelo kick) | WSU 21–0 | | Q2 | | WSU | Grandberry 17 yard pass from Peck (Danelo kick) | WSU 28–0 | | Q2 | | WASH | Taggares 19 yard pass from Rowland (kick failed) | WSU 28–6 | | Q2 | | WSU | Jones 62 yard run (Danelo kick) | WSU 35–6 | | Q2 | | WSU | Grandberry 1 yard run (Danelo kick) | WSU 42–6 | | Q3 | 14:32 | WASH | Conley 75 yard pass from Rowland (pass failed) | WSU 42–12 | | Q3 | | WASH | Oldes 29 yard pass from Rowland (pass failed) | WSU 42–18 | | Q3 | | WASH | Oldes 24 yard pass from Rowland (Earl pass from Rowland) | WSU 42–26 | | Q4 | | WSU | Chamberlain 2 yard run (Danelo kick) | WSU 49–26 | | Q4 | | WSU | Danelo 38 yard field goal | WSU 52–26 | |
- Chris Rowland 16/36, 354 yds
- Source:[2][3][4]
Roster
1973 Washington Huskies football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | 13 | Chris Rowland | So | QB | 14 | Dennis Fitzpatrick | Jr | QB | 15 | James Anderson | So | SE | 20 | Ken Conley | So | FB | 30 | Pete Taggares | Sr | FB | 32 | Willie Hendricks | Jr | TB | 35 | Donald Waters | Fr | SE | 47 | Walter Oldes | Sr | C | 53 | Jim Andrilenas (C) | Sr | C | 59 | Ray Pinney | So | G | 66 | Charles Jackson | Fr | G | 67 | Lou Quinn | So | OT | 68 | Rick Hayes | Sr | OT | 70 | Carl Rose | Sr | OT | 74 | John Whitacre (C) | Jr | SE | 91 | Scott Phillips | Fr | TE | 97 | Nelse Petermann | So | TE | 99 | Robin Earl | Fr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | CB | 4 | Pedro Hawkins | So | DB | 11 | Hans Woldseth | Sr | WS | 18 | Al Burleson | So | SS | 22 | Steve Lipe | So | CB | 23 | Bob Boustead | Jr | CB | 28 | Frank Reed | So | LB | 36 | Dean Schlamp | So | CB | 42 | Roberto Jourdan | So | LB | 48 | Jim Kristof | Jr | LB | 50 | Dan Lloyd | So | DE | 71 | Murphy McFarland | Sr | DT | 73 | Mike Green | So | DT | 80 | Dave Pear | Jr | DE | 92 | Paul Strohmeier | So | LB | 94 | Joe Tabor (C) | Sr | DE | 95 | Bob Martin | Jr | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | 3 | Skip Boyd | Jr | K | | Gustavo Clark | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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NFL Draft selections
One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1974 NFL draft, which lasted seventeen rounds with 442 selections.
References
- ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ a b Missildine, Harry (November 25, 1973). "Peck, Jones wield Cougars' weapons in 52-26 rout of Washington Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
- ^ a b "Jones rushes for 139, WSU rolls by Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 25, 1973. p. 6D.
- ^ a b Brown, Bruce (November 26, 1973). "Sweeney pleased by year, future". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 15.
- ^ "Huskies snatch loss from victory's jaw". Tacoma News Tribune. September 23, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 27, 1973. p. 2B.
- ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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