American college football season
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 in Pac-8, fourth), and were outscored 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]
The Cougars won their last four games, all in conference, which included a sweep of the three Northwest teams; the season concluded with a second consecutive win in the Apple Cup over Washington , this time a 52–26 rout on the road in Seattle.
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 15 at Kansas * L 8–2939,687–39,750 September 22 at No. 13 Arizona State * L 9–2051,252 September 29 Idaho * W 51–2422,500 [4] October 6 at No. 1 Ohio State * L 3–2787,425 October 13 at No. 4 USC L 35–4650,975 October 20 No. 13 UCLA L 13–2432,200 October 27 at Stanford L 14–4548,000 November 3 Oregon Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 21–1419,800 November 10 at Oregon State W 13–717,336 November 17 California Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 31–2813,082 November 24 at Washington W 52–2656,500 [5] [6] [7] *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1973 Washington State Cougars football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class G 69 Bob Aldrich Jr RB Charles Anderson QB Wally Bennett WR 49 Fritz Brayton Sr FB 30 Vern Chamberlain So RB Ron Cheatham G 61 Bob Drinkwalter Sr TE Bob Engel RB 44 Ken Grandberry Sr OT 51 Mike Hill Sr QB John Hopkins WR 40 Greg Johnson Sr FB 39 Andrew Jones Jr TE 86 Tim Krause Sr RB Jim Lewis OL Wilbur McKinney TE Lloyd Minor QB 10 Mike Mitchell Jr OL Steve Morton G 62 Steve Ostermann Jr WR Dennis Pearson QB 13 Chuck Peck Jr C 65 Geoff Reece Jr WR 47 Rick Riegle Jr OT 75 Tom Wickert Sr WR Gordon Yeomans
Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Rod Anderson S 36 Mike Carter Jr DB Dennis Clancy DT 71 Greg Craighead (C) Sr DE 79 Joe Daniels Jr DE 90 Mark Husfloen So S 37 Eric Johnson Sr CB 22 Basil Kimbrew Jr LB 66 Gary Larsen Jr CB 21 Morris Noble Sr DE 85 Don Olsen Sr DB Woodrow Perkins LB 58 Tom Poe (C) Sr LB Steve Roberts CB 24 Robin Sinclair Sr LB 67 Clyde Warehime Sr DL Lee Weatherford DT 77 Daryl Zanck Sr
Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
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At Ohio State [ edit ] Washington State Cougars (1–2) at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes (2–0)
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : October 6Game weather : Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 87425Box Score
Game information First quarter
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OSU – Bruce Elia 17-yard run (kick failed), 7:14. Ohio State 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards. OSU – Archie Griffin 6-yard pass from Cornelius Greene (pass good), 3:20. Ohio State 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards. WSU – Joe Danelo 41-yard field goal, 0:22. Ohio State 14–3. Drive: 40 yards. Third quarter
OSU – Archie Griffin 26-yard run (kick blocked), 9:21. Ohio State 20–3. Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards. OSU – Bruce Elia 9-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 5:13. Ohio State 27–3. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards. Fourth quarter
Top passers WSU – Wally Bennett – 7/11, 50 yards, int OSU – Cornelius Greene – 3/6, 62 yards, TD, int Top rushers WSU – Andrew Jones – 17 rushes, 64 yards OSU – Archie Griffin – 15 rushes, 128 yards, TD Top receivers WSU – Fritz Brayton – 6 receptions, 45 yards OSU – Dave Hazel – 1 reception, 49 yards
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At Washington [ 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
Chuck Peck 9/17, 249 yds Andrew Jones 139 rush Yds Most points ever scored against Washington Source: [5] [6] [7]
All-conference [ edit ] Three Washington State players were named to the All-Pac-8 team: senior linebacker Tom Poe, junior guard Steve Ostermann, and junior center Geoff Reece .[14] [15] Ostermann was a repeat selection ; he and Reece returned to the first team the next year .[16]
NFL Draft [ edit ] Three Cougars were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft
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References [ edit ] ^ "1973 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016 . ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF) . WSUCougars.com . Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 76. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016 . ^ "1973 Washington State Cougars Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016 . ^ Missildine, Harry (September 30, 1973). "Washington State offense erupts as Cougars smash Vandals 51-24" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports. ^ 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. ^ "Bruins vs. Cougars" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). (probable starters, rosters). October 20, 1973. p. 12. ^ "Todays lineups: WSU at OSU" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). November 10, 1973. p. 2B. ^ "WSU choice over Huskies today" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). November 24, 1973. p. 15. ^ Brown, Bruce (November 23, 1973). "Huskies, Cougars have goals" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). p. 19. ^ "2008 Football media guide" (PDF) . Washington State University Athletics. 2008. pp. 172–191. Retrieved March 2, 2020 . ^ "Sub Fullback leads Buckeyes to Victory." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Oct 7. Retrieved 2015-Nov-05. ^ "Three Cougars land on All-Pac-8 squad" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). December 3, 1973. p. 17. ^ "Three Ducks on Pac-8 unit" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). December 2, 1973. p. 3B. ^ "3 Cougars on Pac-8 all-stars" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). Associated Press. December 5, 1974. p. 49. ^ Pumphrey, Lew (January 31, 1974). "NFL teams draft two Vandals, three Cougs" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). p. 13. ^ "Five area stars go in NFL draft" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). Associated Press. January 30, 1974. p. 10. External links [ edit ]
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