1973 Oregon State Beavers football team
American college football season
The 1973 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their ninth season under head coach Dee Andros, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Pac-8, and were outscored 293 to 166.[1] The team played four home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, with one at Civic Stadium in Portland.
With their three-point road win over rival Oregon in the season finale, Andros' record improved to 8–1 against the Ducks in the Civil War game.[2][3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | at No. 12 Auburn* | | L 9–18 | 45,000 | [4] |
September 22 | SMU* | | L 16–35 | 26,189 | |
September 29 | at BYU* | | L 14–37 | 27,434 | [5] |
October 6 | No. 4 USC | - Parker Stadium
- Corvallis, OR
| L 7–21 | 21,732 | |
October 13 | at Washington | | W 31–7 | 55,000 | |
October 20 | at California | | L 14–24 | 24,123 | |
October 27 | No. 11 Arizona State* | | L 14–44 | 20,188 | [6] |
November 3 | Stanford | - Parker Stadium
- Corvallis, OR
| L 23–24 | 17,025 | |
November 10 | Washington State | - Parker Stadium
- Corvallis, OR
| L 7–13 | 17,336 | |
November 17 | at No. 8 UCLA | | L 14–56 | 18,540 | |
November 24 | at Oregon | | W 17–14 | 39,700 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
References
- ^ "1973 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ Withers, Bud (November 25, 1973). "OSU battles to 17-14 win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
- ^ "Beavers aren't artistic, but they are winners: 17-14". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. November 26, 1973. p. 6.
- ^ "Auburn survives White-led rally". The Oregon Statesman. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brigham Young rips winless OSU, 37–14". The Sunday Oregonian. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Beavers fall 44–14". The Sacramento Bee. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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