1973 Oregon State Beavers football team
| 1973 Oregon State Beavers football | |
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| Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (2–5 Pac-8) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Rich Brooks (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Parker Stadium Civic Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their ninth season under head coach Dee Andros, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Pac-8, and were outscored 293 to 166.[1] The team played four home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, with one at Civic Stadium in Portland.
With their three-point road win over rival Oregon in the season finale, Andros' record improved to 8–1 against the Ducks in the Civil War game.[2][3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | at No. 12 Auburn* | L 9–18 | 45,000 | [4] | ||
| September 22 | SMU* | L 16–35 | 26,189 | [5] | ||
| September 29 | at BYU* | L 14–37 | 27,434 | [6] | ||
| October 6 | No. 4 USC |
| L 7–21 | 21,732 | [7] | |
| October 13 | at Washington | W 31–7 | 55,000 | [8] | ||
| October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | at California | L 14–24 | 24,123 | [9] | |
| October 27 | No. 11 Arizona State* | L 14–44 | 20,188 | [10] | ||
| November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Stanford |
| L 23–24 | 17,025 | [11] |
| November 10 | Washington State |
| L 7–13 | 17,336 | [12] | |
| November 17 | at No. 8 UCLA | L 14–56 | 18,540 | [13] | ||
| November 24 | at Oregon | W 17–14 | 39,700 | [14] | ||
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Roster
- QB Alvin White
References
- ^ "1973 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ Withers, Bud (November 25, 1973). "OSU battles to 17-14 win". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1D.
- ^ "Beavers aren't artistic, but they are winners: 17-14". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. Associated Press. November 26, 1973. p. 6.
- ^ "Auburn survives White-led rally". The Oregon Statesman. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ponies stampede Beavers, 35–16". The Shreveport Times. September 23, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brigham Young rips winless OSU, 37–14". The Sunday Oregonian. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davis paces Southern Cal to 21–7 over Beavers". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 7, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Beavers bite Huskies, 31–7". Albuquerque Journal. October 14, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears stiffen, roll past OSU, 24–14". The Sunday Oregonian. October 21, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Beavers fall 44–14". The Sacramento Bee. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "4th-quarter field goal lifts Stanford". The Daily Breeze. November 4, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Field goal lift WSU past OSU". The Columbian. November 11, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bruins rip OSU 54–14 in rain". Tri-City Herald. November 18, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Season's over! Beavers 17, Oregon 14". The Sunday Oregonian. November 25, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Schedule/Results (1973 Oregon State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
Further reading
- Oregon State University Football Facts, 1973. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University, Sports Information Department, 1973.