American college football season
1973 Stanford Cardinals football |
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Conference | Pacific-8 |
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Record | 7–4 (5–2 Pac-8) |
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Head coach | - Jack Christiansen (2nd season)
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Defensive coordinator | Norb Hecker |
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Captains | - Mike Boryla (QB)
- Randy Poltl (S)
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Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
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Seasons |
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 |
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | No. 7 Penn State* | | ABC | L 6–20 | 57,000 | |
September 22 | at No. 5 Michigan* | | | L 10–47 | 80,177 | [1] |
September 29 | San Jose State* | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA (rivalry)
| | W 23–12 | | |
October 6 | at Illinois* | | | W 24–0 | 45,383 | |
October 13 | No. 15 UCLA | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| | L 13–59 | 55,000 | |
October 20 | at Washington | | | W 23–14 | 51,500 | |
October 27 | Washington State | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| | W 45–14 | 48,000 | |
November 3 | at Oregon State | | | W 24–23 | 17,025 | |
November 10 | at No. 8 USC | | | L 26–27 | 63,806 | |
November 17 | Oregon | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| | W 24–7 | 21,000 | |
November 24 | California | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA (Big Game)
| | W 26–17 | 67,000 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1973 Stanford Cardinal football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | 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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- Source:[3]
Game summaries
Penn State
Michigan
San Jose State
Illinois
UCLA
Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Stanford | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | STAN | Garcia 37-yard field goal | Stanford 3–0 | | 1 | | STAN | Garcia 38-yard field goal | Stanford 6–0 | | 2 | | STAN | Test 10-yard pass from Boryla (Garcia kick) | Stanford 13–0 | | 3 | | STAN | Garcia 47-yard field goal | Stanford 16–0 | | 4 | | WASH | Phillips 46-yard pass from Rowland (Boyd kick) | Stanford 16–7 | | 4 | | WASH | Rowland 1-yard run (Boyd kick) | Stanford 16–14 | | 4 | | STAN | Laidlaw 8-yard run (Garcia kick) | Stanford 23–14 | |
- Source:[4]
Washington State
Oregon State
USC
Oregon
California
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | California | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | • Stanford | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | CAL | VanderMeer 41-yard field goal | CAL 3-0 | | 2 | | STAN | Garcia 36-yard field goal | Tied 3-3 | | 3 | | CAL | Muncie 15-yard run (VanderMeer kick) | CAL 10-3 | | 3 | | STAN | Jena 8-yard run (Garcia kick) | Tied 10-10 | | 3 | | STAN | Garcia 37-yard field goal | STAN 13-10 | | 4 | | CAL | Ferragamo 1-yard run (VanderMeer kick) | CAL 17-13 | | 4 | | STAN | Inge 3-yard run (kick failed) | STAN 19-17 | | 4 | | STAN | Laidlaw 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.[5]
All-conference
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.[6][7]
NFL draft
Six Stanford seniors were selected in the 1974 NFL draft.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 2011 Stanford football media guide.
- ^ "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 3, 1973. p. 2B.
- ^ "Garcia kick helps Cards whip Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 21, 1973. p. 2B.
- ^ "Cards rally behind Laidlaw". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 25, 1973. p. 6D.
- ^ "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.
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