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, the Cougars compiled a 5–6 record (4–3 in Pac-8, fourth), and were outscored 290 to 250.
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.
The Cougars won their last four games, all in conference, which included a sweep of the three Northwest teams; the season concluded with a second consecutive win in the Apple Cup over Washington, this time a 52–26 rout on the road in Seattle.
Schedule
Game summaries At Kansas
At Arizona State
Idaho
At Ohio State
"Sub Fullback leads Buckeyes to Victory." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Oct 7. Retrieved 2015-Nov-05.
At USC
UCLA
At Stanford
Oregon
At Oregon State
California
At Washington
Chuck Peck 9/17, 249 yds Andrew Jones 139 rush Yds Most points ever scored against Washington
Roster
All-conference
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 repeat selection; he and Reece returned to the first team the next year.
NFL draft Three Cougars were selected in the 1974 NFL draft Robin SinclairDB6152Cincinnati BengalsKen GrandberryRB8190Chicago BearsTom WickertOT9212Miami Dolphins
References
External links Game program: Idaho at WSU – September 29, 1973