1973 Washington State Cougars football team

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Conference Pacific-8 Conference Head coach Jim Sweeney (6th year)		1973 record 5–6 (4–3 Pac-8)
Home stadium Martin Stadium,Joe Albi Stadium (Spokane, WA)

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-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the Cougars compiled a 5–6 record (4–3 against Pac-8 opponents), finished in fourth place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 290 to 250.

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.

Schedule

S. 15 Kansas 8-29 L 39,750 A

S. 22 Arizona State (13) 9-20 L 51,252 A

S. 29 Idaho 51-24 W 22,500 H

O. 6 Ohio State (1) 3-27 L 87,425 A

O. 13 USC (4) 35-46 L 50,975 A

O. 20 UCLA (13) 13-24 L 32,200 S

O. 27 Stanford 14-45 L 48,000 A

N. 3 Oregon 21-14 W 19,800 H

N. 10 Oregon State 13-7 W 17,336 A

N. 17 California 31-28 W 13,082 H

N. 24 Washington 52-26 W 56,500 A

References

1973 Washington State Cougars football team Wikipedia

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