1973 Washington State Cougars football team information
American college football season
1973Washington 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 →
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 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]
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.
^"1973 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
^"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.
^"1973 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
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