1973 Arizona Wildcats football team

1973 Arizona Wildcats football
WAC Co-Champions
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1973 record	8–3 (6–1 WAC)
Head coach	Jim Young
Offensive coordinator	John Mackovic
Defensive coordinator	Larry Smith
Captain	Ransom Terrell
Captain	James O'Connor
Captain	Mark Neal
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium

1973 WAC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#9 Arizona State +	6	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Arizona +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Utah	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
BYU	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Wyoming	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Colorado State	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
UTEP	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona during the 1973 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	at Colorado State		Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO		W 31–0	17,217
September 15	at Wyoming		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY		W 21–7	19,718
September 22	Indiana*		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ		W 26–10	38,643
October 6	at Iowa*		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 23–20	40,365
October 13	New Mexico		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ		W 22–14	39,582
October 20	Texas Tech*	#19	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ		L 31–17	40,172
October 27	Utah		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	ABC	W 42–21	34,219
November 3	at UTEP		Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX		W 35–18	6,960
November 10	at BYU		Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT		W 24–10	19,597
November 17	Air Force*	#19	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ		L 27–26	39,733
November 24	at #13 Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup)		L 55–19	51,383
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Roster

Bill Adamson, mg
Dennis Anderson, s
Mike Battles, s
Theo Bell, wr
Jay Bledsoe, og
Wally Brumfield, de
Mike Dawson, dt
Obra Erby, lb
Charlie Gorham, k
Glen Gresham, lb
Rich Hall, dt
Willie Hamilton, rb
Keith Hartwig, wr
Allyn Haynes, og
Bruce Hill, qb
Mitch Hoopes, p
Dan Howard, te
Leon Lawrence, db
Rex Naumetz, de
Brian Murray, ot
Mark Neal, wr
Jim O'Connor, ot
Vince Phason, cb
Ransom Terrell, lb
Jim Upchurch, rb
Bruce Walker, dt
Roussell Williams, cb
Bob Windisch, c

Staff

Head Coach: Jim Young

Offensive Coaches: Bill Belknap, Bob Bockrath, John Mackovic, Willie Peete

Defensive Coaches: Mike Hankwitz, Sharkey Price (DL), Tom Reed, Larry Smith^[2]

Statistics

Passing

Player	Comp	Att	Yards	TD	INT
Bruce Hill	104	216	1,529	9	9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yards	TD
Jim Upchurch	210	1,184	10

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yards	TD
Theo Bell	47	790	7

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Awards

All-WAC (1st Team)

Jim O'Connor
Willie Hamilton
Roussell Williams
Ransom Terrell
Wally Brumfield

WAC Rookie of the Year: Bruce Hill

WAC Coach of the Year: Jim Young^[1]

References

1 2 3 2009 Arizona football media guide
↑ 2010 Arizona press kit

Arizona Wildcats football

Venues	Arizona Stadium (1928—present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arizona State (Territorial Cup) New Mexico: (Kit Carson Rifle, 1938–1990)

Culture & lore	Bear Down Wilbur and Wilma The Pride of Arizona "A" Mountain "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!"

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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