American college football season
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 [ edit ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 15 Hawaii * L 7–1052,500 [5] September 22 at Duke * L 21–2322,500 September 29 Syracuse * W 21–754,500 October 6 at California L 49–5428,000 October 13 Oregon State L 7–3155,000 October 20 Stanford L 14–2351,500 October 27 at Oregon L 0–5840,000 November 3 at No. 10 UCLA L 13–6230,000 November 10 Idaho * W 41–1450,000 November 17 No. 9 USC L 19–4255,500 November 24 Washington State L 26–5256,500 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Game summaries [ edit ] Washington State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total • Washington St 14 28 0 10 52 Washington 0 6 20 0 26
Date: November 24Location: Husky Stadium , Seattle Game start: 1:30 pm PST Game attendance: 56,500Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C) Scoring summary 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]
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 [ edit ] One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1974 NFL Draft , which lasted seventeen rounds with 442 selections.
References [ edit ] ^ "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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