1973 Indiana Hoosiers football team
The 1973 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Lee Corso, in his first year as head coach of the Hoosiers.
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 15 |
Illinois |
|
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
|
L 14–28 |
51,433 |
September 22 |
at Arizona* |
|
Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ |
|
L 10–26 |
38,643 |
September 29 |
Kentucky* |
|
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Bourbon Barrel) |
|
W 17–3 |
51,523 |
October 6 |
at #20 West Virginia* |
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV |
|
W 28–14 |
37,000 |
October 13 |
at Minnesota |
|
Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
|
L 3–24 |
37,710 |
October 20 |
#1 Ohio State |
|
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
|
L 7–37 |
53,183 |
October 27 |
at Wisconsin |
|
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI |
|
L 7–31 |
66,365 |
November 3 |
at #4 Michigan |
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
|
L 13–49 |
76,432 |
November 10 |
Northwestern |
|
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
|
L 20–21 |
41,053 |
November 17 |
at Michigan State |
|
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon) |
|
L 9–10 |
50,116 |
November 24 |
Purdue |
|
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) |
|
L 23–28 |
44,789 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
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Staff
Head Coach: Lee Corso
Assistants: Howard Brown, Pete Compise, Jim Gruden, Hal Hunter, Jim Johnson, Bob Otolski, Ray Shands, Trent Walters, Morris Watts, Timmy Redebaugh
Statistics
Passing
Player | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT |
Willie Jones | 76 | 135 | 881 | 5 | |
Rushing
Player | Att | Yards | TD |
Ken Starling | 180 | 676 | 2 |
Receiving
Player | Rec | Yards | TD |
Trent Smock | 36 | 505 | 5 |
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Awards
All-Big Ten (1st Team)
- Bill Armstrong, SE
- John Babcock, C
- Chuck Sukurs, C
- Jim Wenzel, P
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