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{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1973
| team = Washington State Cougars
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size = 200
| conference = [[Pac-12 Conference|Pacific-8 Conference]]
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| captain = Greg Craighead
| captain2 = Tom Poe<!-- https://static.wsucougars.com/old_site/pdf/m-footbl/08-wast-footbl-mg-history.pdf?db_oem_id=30400 p. 169, 37/76 -->
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{{1973 Pacific-8 Conference football standings}}
The '''1973 Washington State Cougars football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Washington State University]] in the [[Pacific-8 Conference]] (Pac-8) during the [[1973 NCAA Division I football season]]. In their sixth season under head coach [[Jim Sweeney (American football, born 1929)|Jim Sweeney]], the Cougars compiled a 5–6 record (4–3 in Pac-8, fourth), and were outscored<!-- by their opponents by a combined total of--> 290 to 250.<ref>{{cite web|title=1973 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=October 24, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1973-schedule.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Media Guide|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/wsu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/25/2016_Football_Media_Guide_Color.pdf|website=WSUCougars.com|publisher=Washington State Cougars Athletics|access-date=October 24, 2016|page=76|archive-date=October 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021004149/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/wsu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/25/2016_Football_Media_Guide_Color.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The team's statistical leaders included Chuck Peck with 1,023 passing yards, Andrew Jones with 1,059 rushing yards, and Tim Krause with 384 receiving yards.<ref>{{cite web|title=1973 Washington State Cougars Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=October 24, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1973.html}}</ref>
The Cougars won their last four games, all in conference, which included a sweep of the three [[Pacific Northwest|Northwest]] teams; the season concluded with a second consecutive win in the [[Apple Cup]] over [[1973 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]], this time a 52–26 rout on the road in Seattle.
==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1973
| poll = AP
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| opponent = [[1973 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]]
| site_stadium = [[David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium|Memorial Stadium]]
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| attend = 39,687–39,750
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| opponent = [[1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State]]
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| site_stadium = [[Sun Devil Stadium]]
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| opponent = [[1973 Idaho Vandals football team|Idaho]]
| site_stadium = [[Martin Stadium]]
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| attend = 22,500
| source = <ref name=wsoferpts>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qS1OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Uu0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6248%2C6782674 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |last=Missildine |first=Harry |title=Washington State offense erupts as Cougars smash Vandals 51-24|date=September 30, 1973 |page=1, sports}}</ref>
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| opponent = [[1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]
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| site_stadium = [[Ohio Stadium]]
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| opponent = [[1973 USC Trojans football team|USC]]
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| site_stadium = [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
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| score = 35–46
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| opponent = [[1973 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]]
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| site_stadium = [[Joe Albi Stadium]]
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| score = 13–24
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| opponent = [[1973 Stanford Cardinals football team|Stanford]]
| site_stadium = [[Stanford Stadium]]
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| score = 14–45
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| homecoming = y
| opponent = [[1973 Oregon Webfoots football team|Oregon]]
| site_stadium = Martin Stadium
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| score = 21–14
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| opponent = [[1973 Oregon State Beavers football team|Oregon State]]
| site_stadium = [[Reser Stadium|Parker Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Corvallis, Oregon|Corvallis, OR]]
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| attend = 17,336
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| opponent = [[1973 California Golden Bears football team|California]]
| site_stadium = Martin Stadium
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| score = 31–28
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| opponent = [[1973 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]]
| site_stadium = [[Husky Stadium]]
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| attend = 56,500
| source = <ref name=wpnsrt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TBxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=puwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6224%2C4225445 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Missildine |first=Harry |title=Peck, Jones wield Cougars' weapons in 52-26 rout of Washington Huskies |date=November 25, 1973 |page=1, sports }}</ref><ref name=rolls>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OTJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=l-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3788%2C6070538 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Jones rushes for 139, WSU rolls by Huskies |date=November 25, 1973 |page=6D }}</ref><ref name=yrfutr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=56dYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qPgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4851%2C2969377|work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |last=Brown |first=Bruce |title=Sweeney pleased by year, future |date=November 26, 1973 |page=15 }}</ref>
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*Ron Mims – (DB)
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:{{small|Source:}}<ref name=bruvco>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OiBOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z-0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6601%2C1616489 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=Bruins vs. Cougars |agency=(probable starters, rosters) |date=October 20, 1973 |page=12}}</ref><ref name=bvtm>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KjJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=l-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2895%2C2135367 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |title=Todays lineups: WSU at OSU |date=November 10, 1973 |page=2B}}</ref><ref name=choiver>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G6NfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5942%2C6357152 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |title=WSU choice over Huskies today |date=November 24, 1973 |page=15}}</ref><ref name=hchgls >{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5adYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qPgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6274%2C2392551 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |last=Brown |first=Bruce |title=Huskies, Cougars have goals |date=November 23, 1973 |page=19}}</ref><ref name=arcoet>{{cite web|url=https://static.wsucougars.com/old_site/pdf/m-footbl/08-wast-footbl-mg-history.pdf?db_oem_id=30400|publisher=Washington State University Athletics |title=2008 Football media guide |date=2008 |pages=
==Season summary==
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;Top passers
*WSU – Wally Bennett – 7/11, 50 yards,
*OSU – [[Cornelius Greene]] – 3/6, 62 yards, TD,
;Top rushers
*WSU – Andrew Jones – 17 rushes, 64 yards
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<ref>"Sub Fullback leads Buckeyes to Victory." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Oct 7. Retrieved 2015-Nov-05.</ref>
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{{See also|Apple Cup}}
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*Chuck Peck 9/17, 249
*Andrew Jones 139
*Most points ever scored against Washington
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==All-conference==
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==NFL Draft==
Three Cougars were selected in the [[1974 NFL
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