American college football season
1973 Oregon Ducks football |
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Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
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Record | 2–9 (2–5 Pac-8) |
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Head coach | - Dick Enright (2nd season)
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Offensive coordinator | Jesse Branch (1st season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Sam Robertson (1st season) |
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Captain | Mike Jodoin |
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Home stadium | Autzen Stadium |
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The 1973 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In his second and final year as head coach, Dick Enright led the Ducks to a 2–9 record (2–5 in Pac-8, tied for fifth)
Six weeks after the season ended, Enright was fired by athletic director Norv Ritchey in early January,[1][2] with the university buying out the remainder of his four-year contract.[3][4] He was immediately succeeded by assistant coach Don Read,[1][5][6] who handled quarterbacks and receivers for the past two seasons.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | 7:30 pm | No. 13 Arizona State* | | L 20–26 | 40,000 | |
September 22 | 2:00 pm | at Air Force* | | L 17–24 | 34,541 | |
September 29 | 7:30 pm | Utah* | | L 17–35 | 31,500 | |
October 6 | 10:15 am | at No. 5 Michigan* | | L 0–24 | 81,113 | |
October 13 | 1:30 pm | California | | W 41–10 | 28,700 | |
October 20 | 1:30 pm | at No. 6 USC | | L 10–31 | 53,155 | |
October 27 | 1:30 pm | Washington | | W 58–0 | 40,000 | |
November 3 | 1:30 pm | at Washington State | | L 14–21 | 19,800 | |
November 10 | 1:50 pm | No. 9 UCLA | | L 7–27 | 21,200 | |
November 17 | 1:30 pm | at Stanford | | L 7–24 | 21,000 | |
November 24 | 1:30 pm | Oregon State | | L 14–17 | 39,700 | [7][8] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Roster
1973 Oregon Ducks football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | WR | 26 | Maurice Anderson | Sr | OL | 66 | LeFrancis Arnold | Sr | G | 76 | Mike Bollinger | Sr | RB | 39 | Eugene Brown | So | TE | 81 | Russ Francis | Jr | OL | 72 | Tim Guy | Sr | RB | 44 | Greg Herd | Sr | OL | 71 | Ron Hunt | So | RB | 33 | Rick Kane | WR | 19 | Johnny Kerr | Sr | WR | 89 | Greg Lindsey | Sr | RB | 30 | Henderson Martin | WR | 85 | Pat McNally | Jr | QB | 10 | John Nehl | WR | 45 | Bob Palm | Jr | OL | 56 | Mike Popovich | Jr | RB | 22 | Don Reynolds | Jr | QB | 15 | Herb Singleton | Jr | QB | 17 | Norv Turner | Jr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DB | 29 | Mario Clark | So | DB | 23 | Jack Conners | Sr | DE | 96 | Keith Davis | Sr | DB | 38 | Steve Donnelly | Jr | LB | 43 | Bobby Green | So | LB | 55 | Mike Jodoin | Sr | DE | 88 | Don Johnson | So | DL | 51 | Reggie Lewis | So | DL | 99 | George Martin | Jr | LB | 54 | Bill Meyer | Sr | DL | 94 | Dave Morgan | So | DB | 18 | Tim Slapnicka | Jr | DL | 97 | Art Webb | Sr | S | 12 | Chuck Wills | So | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K, P | 45 | Bob Palm | Jr | K | 9 | Keith Lively | K | 24 | Hugh Woodward | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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- Source:[12][13][14][15][16]
All-conference
Three Oregon underclassmen were named to the All-Pac-8 team: tight end Russ Francis, defensive back Steve Donnelly, and defensive tackle Reggie Lewis. Francis and Donnelly were juniors and Lewis was a sophomore.[17][18]
NFL Draft
Two Oregon seniors were selected in the draft; tackle Tim Guy (122nd) and defensive back Jack Conners (400th).
References
- ^ a b c Cawood, Neil (January 4, 1974). "Enright sacked, shocked". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
- ^ Newnham, Blaine (January 5, 1974). "Want to be head coach?". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ Newnham, Blaine (April 9, 1974). "Enright joins WFL club's staff". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- ^ UO Head Coach Dick Enright, University of Oregon: Special Collections & University Archives, Accessed April 25, 2009.
- ^ "UO fires Dick Enright; assistant to take over". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 4, 1974. p. 1A.
- ^ "Oregon fires Enright, hires assistant". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. January 4, 1974. p. 8.
- ^ Withers, Bud (November 25, 1973). "OSU battles to 17-14 win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
- ^ "Beavers 'stun' Oregon 17-14". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 25, 1973. p. 1, sports.
- ^ "1973 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "1973 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 47. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 22, 1973. p. 2B.
- ^ "WSU vs. Oregon". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (probable offensive starters). November 2, 1973. p. 15.
- ^ "Today's lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 10, 1973. p. 2B.
- ^ "Oregon Ducks: roster". Stanford Daily. (California). (Stanford University). November 17, 1973. p. 4.
- ^ "Civil War lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 24, 1973. p. 3B.
- ^ "Three Ducks on Pac-8 unit". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 2, 1973. p. 3B.
- ^ "Three Cougars land on All-Pac-8 squad". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 3, 1973. p. 17.
- McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.
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