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 Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 8 at Colorado State Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO W 31–0   17,217
September 15 at Wyoming War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY W 21–7   19,718
September 22 Indiana* Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ W 26–10   38,643
October 6 at Iowa* Kinnick StadiumIowa 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 BowlEl Paso, TX W 35–18   6,960
November 10 at BYU Cougar StadiumProvo, 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 StadiumTempe, AZ (Territorial Cup) L 55–19   51,383
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Roster

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)

WAC Rookie of the Year: Bruce Hill

WAC Coach of the Year: Jim Young[1]

References

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