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.
Season summary
At Kansas
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At Arizona State
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Idaho
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At Ohio State
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
Second quarter
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 USC
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UCLA
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At Stanford
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Oregon
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At Oregon State
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At Washington
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
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
Three Cougars were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft
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