1973 Washington State Cougars football team: Difference between revisions

{{1973 Pacific-8 Conference football standings}}

{{CFB schedule |opprank=y |poll=AP |rankyear=1973

| date = September 15

| time = no

| w/l = l

| nonconf = yesy

| homecomingaway = =y

| site_cityst = [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence, KS]]

| gamenamescore = =8–29

| date = September 22

| time = no

| w/l = l

| nonconf = yesy

| homecomingaway = =y

| neutralopprank = =13

| site_cityst = [[Tempe, Arizona|Tempe, AZ]]

| gamenamescore = =9–20

| tv attend = no51,252

| date = September 29

| time = no

| w/l = w

| nonconf = yesy

| site_cityst = [[Pullman, Washington|Pullman, WA]]

| gamename = [[Battle  of  the  Palouse]]

| tv score = no51–24

| date = October 6

| time = no

| w/l = l

| nonconf = yesy

| homecomingaway = =y

| neutralopprank = =1

| site_cityst = [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]]

| gamenamescore = =3–27

| tv attend = no87,425

| date = October 13

| time = no

| w/l = l

| nonconfaway = =y

| away opprank = yes4

| site_cityst = [[Los Angeles|Los  Angeles,  CA]]

| tv attend = no50,975

| date = October 20

| time = no

| w/l = l

| homecomingopprank = =13

| site_cityst = [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane, WA]]

| tv attend = no32,200

| date = October 27

| time = no

| w/l = l

| nonconfaway = =y

| site_cityst = [[Stanford, California|Stanford, CA]]

| tv attend = no48,000

| date = November 3

| time = no <!-- 1:30 pm -->

| w/l = w

| site_cityst = Pullman, WA

| tv attend = no19,800

| date = November 10

| time = no

| w/l = w

| nonconfaway = =y

| rank score = no13–7

| date = November 17

| time = no

| w/l = w

| site_cityst = Pullman, WA

| tv attend = no13,082

| date = November 24

| time = no<!-- 1:30 pm -->

| w/l = w

| nonconfaway = =y

| site_cityst = [[Seattle|Seattle, WA]]

| gamename = [[Apple  Cup]]

| tv score = no52–26

{{American football roster/Player|num=69|class=Jr|first=Bob|last=Aldrich|pos=GOG}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=49|class=Sr|first=FritzCharles|last=BraytonAnderson|pos=SERB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=61|class=Sr|first=BobRon|last=DrinkwalterCheatham|pos=GRB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=51|class=Sr|first=Mike|last=Hill|pos=TOT}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=40|class=Sr|first=GregJohn|last=JohnsonHopkins|pos=SEQB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=62|class=Jr|first=Steve|last=OstermannMorton|pos=GOL}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=47|class=Jr|first=Rick|last=Riegle|pos=SEWR}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=75|class=Sr|first=Tom|last=Wickert|pos=TOT}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=36|class=Jr|first=MikeRod|last=CarterAnderson|pos=SSDL}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=37|class=Sr|first=Eric|last=Johnson|pos=FSS}}

*[[Jim Sweeney (coachAmerican football, born 1929)|Jim Sweeney]] (6th year)

:{{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=172-191172–191 |accessdateaccess-date=March 2, 2020}}</ref>

*Chuck Peck 9/17, 249 Ydsyds

*Andrew Jones 139 Rushrush Yds

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Three Washington State players were named to the All-Pac-8 team: senior linebacker Tom Poe, junior guard Steve Ostermann, and junior center [[Geoff Reece]], Ostermann was a [[1972 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team|repeat selection]]&nbsp; he and Reece returned to the first team the [[1974 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team|following year]].<ref name=tclonall>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M6NYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uvgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6366%2C333216 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |title=Three Cougars land on All-Pac-8 squad |date=December 3, 1973 |page=17}}</ref><ref name=trduc>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j6tVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=A-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2244%2C261468 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |title=Three Ducks on Pac-8 unit|date=December 2, 1973 |page=3B}}</ref> Ostermann was a [[1972 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team|repeat selection]]; he and Reece returned to the first team the [[1974 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team|next&nbsp;year]].<ref name=thrcou>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e5JYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fPgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7276%2C1780350 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=3 Cougars on Pac-8 all-stars |date=December 5, 1974 |page=49}}</ref>

Three Cougars were selected in the [[1974 NFL Draftdraft]]

|[[1974 NFL Draftdraft#Round six|6]]

|[[1974 NFL Draftdraft#Round eight|8]]

|[[1974 NFL Draftdraft#Round nine|9]]

:{{small|Source:}}<ref name=pumph>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cKhfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dzIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2507%2C6600688 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Pumphrey |first=Lew |title=NFL teams draft two Vandals, three Cougs |date=January 31, 1974 |page=13}}</ref><ref name=fvarstr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0pJYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bfgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5936%2C4504435 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Five area stars go in NFL draft |date=January 30, 1974 |page=10}}</ref>

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* [https://content.libraries.wsu.edu/digital/collection/wsu_fb/id/5207 Game program: Idaho at WSU] – September 29, 1973

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