1973 Arizona Wildcats football team
The 1973 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Jim Young in his first year, the Wildcats shared the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) championship with rival Arizona State, with ASU winning the head-to-head matchup to clinch the conference’s bowl bid and Arizona was left out of the postseason as a result.
| 1973 Arizona Wildcats football | |
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WAC co-champion | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 1973 record | 8–3 (6–1 WAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | John Mackovic (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Larry Smith (1st season) |
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| Home stadium | Arizona Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 8 | at Colorado State | W 31–0 | 17,217 | |||
| September 15 | at Wyoming | W 21–7 | 19,718 | |||
| September 22 | Indiana* | W 26–10 | 38,643 | |||
| October 6 | at Iowa* | W 23–20 | 40,365 | |||
| October 13 | New Mexico |
| W 22–14 | 39,582 | ||
| October 20 | Texas Tech* | No. 19 |
| L 17–31 | 40,172 | |
| October 27 | Utah |
| ABC | W 42–21 | 34,219 | |
| November 3 | at UTEP | W 35–18 | 6,960 | |||
| November 10 | at BYU | W 24–10 | 19,597 | |||
| November 17 | Air Force* | No. 19 |
| L 26–27 | 39,733 | |
| November 24 | at No. 13 Arizona State | L 19–55 | 51,383 | |||
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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 |
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| Bruce Hill | 104 | 216 | 1,529 | 9 | 9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yards | TD |
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| Jim Upchurch | 210 | 1,184 | 10 |
Awards
All-WAC (1st Team)
- Jim O'Connor
- Willie Hamilton
- Roussell Williams
- Ransom Terrell
- Wally Brumfield
WAC Rookie of the Year: Bruce Hill
Season notes
- Despite sharing the WAC title, Arizona did not earn a bowl invitation due to its loss to Arizona State and a lack of bowl spots available at the time.
- Three of Arizona’s coaching staff would become future Wildcat head coaches. Larry Smith (defensive coordinator) became a successful coach in 1980, and John Mackovic (offensive coordinator) was hired in 2001 and his Wildcat tenure would turn out to be a failure. A third coach, Mike Hankwitz, replaced Mackovic as Arizona coach during a disastrous 2003 season.
References
- 2009 Arizona football media guide
- 2010 Arizona press kit
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