1973_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team

1973 Washington State Cougars football team

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]

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1973 Washington State Cougars football

Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Record	5–6 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach	Jim Sweeney (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Tiller (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ray Braun (2nd season)
Captains	Greg Craighead Tom Poe
Home stadium	Martin Stadium, Joe Albi Stadium
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

More information Conf, Overall ...

1973 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
v t e	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 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

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 8–29	39,687–39,750
September 22	at No. 13 Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 9–20	51,252
September 29	Idaho*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse)	W 51–24	22,500	^[4]
October 6	at No. 1 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 3–27	87,425
October 13	at No. 4 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 35–46	50,975
October 20	No. 13 UCLA	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	L 13–24	32,200
October 27	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 14–45	48,000
November 3	Oregon	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	W 21–14	19,800
November 10	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 13–7	17,336
November 17	California	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	W 31–28	13,082
November 24	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	W 52–26	56,500	^[5]^[6]^[7]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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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

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`3`	Joe Danelo	Jr
P	`40`	Greg Johnson	Sr

Head coach

Jim Sweeney (6th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Ray Braun – (DC,LB)
Joe Tiller – (OC,OL)
Bob Simpson – (WR)
Walt Cubley – (DE)
Jack Elway – (QB,RB)
Larry Donovan – (DT)
Bill Cords – (TE,JV)
Ron Mims – (DB)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Source:^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Season summary

At Kansas

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At Arizona State

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Idaho

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At Ohio State

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Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington State	0	3	0	0	3
Ohio State	0	14	13	0	27

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Game information

First quarter

No scoring

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

No scoring

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

Washington State Cougars (1–2) at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes (2–0)

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Date: October 6
Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
Game attendance: 87425
Box Score

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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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California

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At Washington

All-conference

Main article: 1973 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team

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

More information Player, Position ...

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Robin Sinclair	DB	6	152	Cincinnati Bengals
Ken Grandberry	RB	8	190	Chicago Bears
Tom Wickert	G	9	212	Miami Dolphins

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References

[1]
"1973 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
[2]
"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.
[3]
"1973 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
[4]
Missildine, Harry (September 30, 1973). "Washington State offense erupts as Cougars smash Vandals 51-24". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
[5]
Missildine, Harry (November 25, 1973). "Peck, Jones wield Cougars' weapons in 52-26 rout of Washington Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
[6]
"Jones rushes for 139, WSU rolls by Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 25, 1973. p. 6D.
[7]
Brown, Bruce (November 26, 1973). "Sweeney pleased by year, future". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 15.
[8]
"Bruins vs. Cougars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (probable starters, rosters). October 20, 1973. p. 12.
[9]
"Todays lineups: WSU at OSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 10, 1973. p. 2B.
[10]
"WSU choice over Huskies today". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 24, 1973. p. 15.
[11]
Brown, Bruce (November 23, 1973). "Huskies, Cougars have goals". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 19.
[12]
"2008 Football media guide" (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. 2008. pp. 172–191. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
[13]
"Sub Fullback leads Buckeyes to Victory." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Oct 7. Retrieved 2015-Nov-05.
[14]
"Three Cougars land on All-Pac-8 squad". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 3, 1973. p. 17.
[15]
"Three Ducks on Pac-8 unit". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 2, 1973. p. 3B.
[16]
"3 Cougars on Pac-8 all-stars". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 5, 1974. p. 49.
[17]
Pumphrey, Lew (January 31, 1974). "NFL teams draft two Vandals, three Cougs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 13.
[18]
"Five area stars go in NFL draft". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 30, 1974. p. 10.

External links

Game program: Idaho at WSU – September 29, 1973

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