1973 Stanford Cardinals football team

1973 Stanford Cardinals football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 Pac-8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRobert A. Jones (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorNorb Hecker (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
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 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University in the Pacific-8 Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Jack Christiansen, the Cardinals were 7–4 overall (5–2 in Pac-8, third) and played home games on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California. The Pac-8 did not allow a second bowl team until the 1975 season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1512:50 p.m.No. 7 Penn State*
ABCL 6–2057,000[1]
September 2210:30 a.m.at No. 5 Michigan*
L 10–4780,177[2]
September 291:30 p.m.San Jose State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 23–1247,500[3]
October 612:57 p.m.at Illinois*
W 24–045,383[4]
October 131:35 p.m.No. 15 UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 13–5955,000[5]
October 201:30 p.m.at Washington
W 23–1451,500[6]
October 271:35 p.m.Washington State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 45–1448,000[7]
November 31:30 p.m.at Oregon State
W 24–2317,025[8]
November 101:30 p.m.at No. 8 USC
L 26–2763,806[9]
November 171:30 p.m.Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 24–721,000[10]
November 241:35 p.m.California
W 26–1767,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

Penn State

Michigan

San Jose State

Illinois

UCLA

Washington

Team 1 234Total
• Stanford 6 737 23
Washington 0 0014 14
Scoring summary
1STANGarcia 37-yard field goalStanford 3–0
1STANGarcia 38-yard field goalStanford 6–0
2STANTest 10-yard pass from Boryla (Garcia kick)Stanford 13–0
3STANGarcia 47-yard field goalStanford 16–0
4WASHPhillips 46-yard pass from Rowland (Boyd kick)Stanford 16–7
4WASHRowland 1-yard run (Boyd kick)Stanford 16–14
4STANLaidlaw 8-yard run (Garcia kick)Stanford 23–14
Source:[13]

Washington State

Oregon State

USC

Oregon

California

Team 1 234Total
California 3 077 17
• Stanford 0 31013 26
Scoring summary
1CALVanderMeer 41-yard field goalCAL 3-0
2STANGarcia 36-yard field goalTied 3-3
3CALMuncie 15-yard run (VanderMeer kick)CAL 10-3
3STANJena 8-yard run (Garcia kick)Tied 10-10
3STANGarcia 37-yard field goalSTAN 13-10
4CALFerragamo 1-yard run (VanderMeer kick)CAL 17-13
4STANInge 3-yard run (kick failed)STAN 19-17
4STANLaidlaw 10-yard run (Garcia kick)STAN 26-17

Junior running back Scott Laidlaw gained 132 yards on 23 carries while Rod Garcia finished his career with 42 field goals, and NCAA record, and 18 for the season, which tied the NCAA record. Stanford played most of the second half without starting quarterback Mike Boryla, who left the game with a bruised throwing arm.[14]

Roster

1973 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 12 Mike Boryla (C) Sr
WR 47 Tony Hill Fr
RB 33 Scott Laidlaw Jr
QB 19 Dave Ottmar Sr
WR 21 Bill Singler Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 83 Pat Donovan Jr
SS 36 Randy Poltl (C) Sr
DT 91 Roger Stillwell Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 14 Rod Garcia Sr
P 19 Dave Ottmar Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

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All-conference

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

Five Stanford players were named to the All-Pac-8 team: quarterback Mike Boryla, wide receiver Bill Singler, defensive tackle Roger Stillwell, safety Randy Poltl, and kicker Rod Garcia; Singler and Stillwell were juniors.[16][17]

NFL draft

Six Stanford seniors were selected in the 1974 NFL draft.

References

  1. ^ "8th-ranked Nittany Lions whip Stanford". The Bradenton Herald. September 16, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Curt Sylvester (September 23, 1973). "Sweet Revenge! U-M Rips Stanford; 6-TD Parade, 47–10". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E, 9E. Retrieved June 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Stanford rallies to top San Jose". News-Pilot. September 30, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cardinals blank Illini". Independent Press-Telegram. October 7, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bruins get 621 yards rushing in romp at Stanford". Ventura County Star. October 14, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Garcia's foot gives Cards win". The Fresno Bee. October 21, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Boryla sparks Stanford win". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 28, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "4th-quarter field goal lifts Stanford". The Daily Breeze. November 4, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Late USC explosion shatters Stanford 27–26". The Fresno Bee. November 11, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cards slip past Ducks". Oakland Tribune. November 18, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Stanford's comeback earns win over California". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 25, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1973 Stanford)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  13. ^ "Garcia kick helps Cards whip Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. October 21, 1973. p. 2B.
  14. ^ "Cards rally behind Laidlaw". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. November 25, 1973. p. 6D.
  15. ^ "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. November 3, 1973. p. 2B.
  16. ^ "Three Ducks on Pac-8 unit". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. December 2, 1973. p. 3B.
  17. ^ "Three Cougars land on All-Pac-8 squad". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. December 3, 1973. p. 17.
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