1973 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1973 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainStan Key[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1973 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ohio State + 7 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Michigan + 7 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
Minnesota 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Illinois 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Purdue 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Indiana 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Iowa 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach John Pont, the Wildcats compiled a 4–7 record (4–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a four-way tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mitch Anderson with 1,224 passing yards, Stan Key with 894 rushing yards, and Steve Craig with 479 receiving yards.[3] Four Northwestern players received All-Big Ten honors. They are: (1) tight end Steve Craig (AP-1, UPI-1); (2) linebacker Mike Varty (AP-1, UPI-2); (3) quarterback Mitch Anderson (AP-2, UPI-2); and (4) running back Stan Key (AP-2).[4][5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Michigan State
W 14–1027,305[6]
September 22at No. 8 Notre Dame*
L 0–4459,075[7]
September 29Pittsburgh*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 14–2124,462[8]
October 61:30 p.m.Ohio*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 12–1421,056[9]
October 13Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 31–1525,194[10]
October 20at Purdue
L 10–2157,657[11]
October 27at No. 1 Ohio State
L 0–6087,453[12]
November 3Minnesota
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 43–5230,081[13]
November 10at Indiana
W 21–2041,053[14]
November 17at Wisconsin
L 34–3646,248[15]
November 24Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
W 9–626,117[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[17]

Personnel

1973 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Mitch Anderson
RB Rich Boothe
RB Greg Boykin
TE Steve Craig
WR Mike Darraugh
OL Ray Felton
OL James Foskett
WR, P Wayne Frederickson
QB Kim Girkins
WR Steve Harris
OL Donnie Haynes
OL Paul Hiemenz
RB 21 Stan Key (C) Sr
OL Larry Lilja
TE Frank Lutostanski
WR Pat McNamara
RB Jim Pooler
WR Bill Stevens
RB Jim Trimble
TE Scott Yelvington
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Steve Anenen
DL Doug Belko
DL Darryl Branford
DB Charles Hickerson
DL John Holliday
DB Neil Little
DL Paul Maly
DL Rob Mason
DB Ken Shaw
DL Jamie Summerfelt
DB Greg Swanson
LB Mike Varty
DB Pete Wessel
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1973 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "1973 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "1973 AP All Big Ten Football Team". Piqua Daily Call. November 27, 1973. p. 11.
  5. ^ "Bucks, Wolves Dominate: Buckeyes Place 10 On All-Big Ten Team". The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio). November 28, 1973. p. 11B.
  6. ^ "Turnovers hurt Michigan State". The Saginaw News. September 16, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "8th-rated Irish waltz past Wildcats, 44–0". The Sioux City Journal. September 23, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Pittsburgh downs Wildcats". News Journal. September 30, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ohio shocks Northwestern". The Journal Times. October 7, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wildcats' aerials hand Iowa 5th setback, 31–15". Tulsa World. October 14, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Purdue survuves fumble parade". The Ann Arbor News. October 21, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "OSU offense runs wild, defense immovable". The Lima News. October 28, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Gophers, Lawing outlast Wildcats 52–43". The Winona Daily News. November 4, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Northwestern wins by 'Point'". Evansville Courier & Press. November 11, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Bohlig strike sinks Wildcats". The Indianapolis Star. November 18, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Northwestern downs Illinois". The Indianapolis Star. November 25, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Schedule/Results (1973 Northwestern)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
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