American college football season
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
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] Husky Stadium remains as Washington's worst home loss in the series; 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 September 15 Hawaii * L 7–1052,500 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
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
T
68
Rick Hayes Sr
T
70
Carl Rose Sr
T
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
Source: [5] Season summary [ ] Washington State [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Washington St
14
28 0 10
52
Washington
0
6 20 0
26
Date: Location: Husky Stadium , Seattle Game start: 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]
NFL Draft selections [ ] One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1974 NFL Draft , which lasted seventeen rounds with 442 selections.
Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Rick Hayes
Tackle
11th 284
Los Angeles Rams
References [ ]
^ "Washington Yearly Results (1970-1974)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. 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. ^ "The lineups" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 27, 1973. p. 2B.^ "The Husky Hall of Fame" . gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08 .
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