1973 Washington Huskies football team

1973 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record2–9 (0–7 Pac-8)
Head coach
MVPDave Pear
Captains
  • Jim Andrilenas
  • Butch Keenan
  • Joe Tabor
  • John Whitacre
Home stadiumHusky 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 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In its 17th season under head coach Jim Owens, the team compiled a 2–9 record, (0–7 in the Pacific-8 Conference, last), and was outscored 376 to 218.[1]

The Huskies dropped the Apple Cup for the second straight year.[2][3][4] The 52–26 loss at Husky Stadium was Washington's worst home loss in the series until 2021; they rebounded and won the next eight, through 1981.

Junior defensive lineman Dave Pear was selected as the team's most valuable player.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Hawaii*L 7–1052,500[5]
September 22at Duke*L 21–2322,500[6]
September 29Syracuse*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 21–754,800[7]
October 61:35 p.m.at CaliforniaL 49–5428,000[8]
October 13Oregon State
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 7–3155,000[9]
October 201:30 p.m.Stanford
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 14–2351,500[10]
October 27at OregonL 0–5840,000[11]
November 3at No. 10 UCLAL 13–6230,063[12]
November 10Idaho*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 41–1447,000[13]
November 17No. 9 USC
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 19–4255,500[14]
November 24Washington State
L 26–5256,500[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[16]

Game summaries

Washington State

Team 1 234Total
• Washington St 14 28010 52
Washington 0 6200 26
  • Date:
    November 24
  • Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle
  • Game start:
    1:30 pm PST
  • Game attendance: 56,500
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C)
  • Chris Rowland 16/36, 354 yds

[2][3][4]

Roster

1973 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 13 Chris Rowland So
QB 14 Dennis Fitzpatrick Jr
QB 15 James Anderson So
SE 20 Ken Conley So
FB 30 Pete Taggares Sr
FB 32 Willie Hendricks Jr
TB 35 Donald Waters Fr
SE 47 Walter Oldes Sr
C 53 Jim Andrilenas (C) Sr
C 59 Ray Pinney So
G 66 Charles Jackson Fr
G 67 Lou Quinn So
OT 68 Rick Hayes Sr
OT 70 Carl Rose Sr
OT 74 John Whitacre (C) Jr
SE 91 Scott Phillips Fr
TE 97 Nelse Petermann So
TE 99 Robin Earl Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 4 Pedro Hawkins So
DB 11 Hans Woldseth Sr
WS 18 Al Burleson So
SS 22 Steve Lipe So
CB 23 Bob Boustead Jr
CB 28 Frank Reed So
LB 36 Dean Schlamp So
CB 42 Roberto Jourdan So
LB 48 Jim Kristof Jr
LB 50 Dan Lloyd So
DE 71 Murphy McFarland Sr
DT 73 Mike Green So
DT 80 Dave Pear Jr
DE 92 Paul Strohmeier So
LB 94 Joe Tabor (C) Sr
DE 95 Bob Martin Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 3 Skip Boyd Jr
K Gustavo Clark
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

[17]

NFL draft selections

One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1974 NFL draft, which lasted 17 rounds with 442 selections.

= Husky Hall of Fame[18]
Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Rick Hayes Tackle 11th 284 Los Angeles Rams

References

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  2. ^ a b Missildine, Harry (November 25, 1973). "Peck, Jones wield Cougars' weapons in 52-26 rout of Washington Huskies". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.
  3. ^ a b "Jones rushes for 139, WSU rolls by Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. November 25, 1973. p. 6D.
  4. ^ a b Brown, Bruce (November 26, 1973). "Sweeney pleased by year, future". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. p. 15.
  5. ^ "Huskies snatch loss from victory's jaw". Tacoma News Tribune. September 23, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Huskies snatch loss from victory's jaw". Tacoma News Tribune. September 23, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UW tips Syracuse for 1st win, 21–7". The Sunday Oregonian. September 30, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bears win 54–49 over Washington". The Sacramento Bee. October 7, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Beavers bite Huskies, 31–7". Albuquerque Journal. October 14, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Garcia's foot gives Cards win". The Fresno Bee. October 21, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Oregon squashes UW". Statesman Journal. October 28, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Fan decrease, point increase in UCLA win". Independent Press-Telegram. November 4, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Emerson, Paul (November 11, 1973). "Slow-starting UW raps Vandals 41–14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 13. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
  14. ^ "Troy exploits porous pass defense, 42–19". The Sunday Oregonian. November 18, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Cougars roll past Huskies, 52–26". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 25, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Schedule/Results (1973 Washington)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  17. ^ "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. October 27, 1973. p. 2B.
  18. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.