1973 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific-8
Record2–9 (0–7 Pac-8)
Head coach
MVPDave Pear
Captains
  • Jim Andrilenas
  • Butch Keenan
  • Joe Tabor
  • John Whitacre
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
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
  • $ – Conference champion
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Hawaii*
L 7–1052,500[5]
September 22at Duke*
L 21–2322,500
September 29Syracuse*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 21–754,500
October 6at California
L 49–5428,000
October 13Oregon State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 7–3155,000
October 20Stanford
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 14–2351,500
October 27at Oregon
L 0–5840,000
November 3at No. 10 UCLA
L 13–6230,000
November 10Idaho*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 41–1450,000
November 17No. 9 USC
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 19–4255,500
November 24Washington State
L 26–5256,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Washington State

See also: Apple Cup
1 234Total
• Washington St 14 28010 52
Washington 0 6200 26
  • Date:
    November 24
  • Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle
  • Game start:
    1:30 pm PST
  • Game attendance: 56,500
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C)
Scoring summary
Q1WSUJones 12 yard run (Danelo kick)WSU 7–0
Q1WSUJones 1 yard run (Danelo kick)WSU 14–0
Q2WSUJohnson 42 yard pass from Peck (Danelo kick)WSU 21–0
Q2WSUGrandberry 17 yard pass from Peck (Danelo kick)WSU 28–0
Q2WASHTaggares 19 yard pass from Rowland (kick failed)WSU 28–6
Q2WSUJones 62 yard run (Danelo kick)WSU 35–6
Q2WSUGrandberry 1 yard run (Danelo kick)WSU 42–6
Q314:32WASHConley 75 yard pass from Rowland (pass failed)WSU 42–12
Q3WASHOldes 29 yard pass from Rowland (pass failed)WSU 42–18
Q3WASHOldes 24 yard pass from Rowland (Earl pass from Rowland)WSU 42–26
Q4WSUChamberlain 2 yard run (Danelo kick)WSU 49–26
Q4WSUDanelo 38 yard field goalWSU 52–26
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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

[6]

NFL Draft selections

One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1974 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds with 442 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame[7]
Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Rick Hayes Tackle 11th 284 Los Angeles Rams

References

  1. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Jones rushes for 139, WSU rolls by Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 25, 1973. p. 6D.
  4. ^ a b Brown, Bruce (November 26, 1973). "Sweeney pleased by year, future". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 15.
  5. ^ "Huskies snatch loss from victory's jaw". Tacoma News Tribune. September 23, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 27, 1973. p. 2B.
  7. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.


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