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1973 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record2–9 (2–5 Pac-8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJesse Branch (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSam Robertson (1st season)
CaptainMike Jodoin
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 USC $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 12 UCLA 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Stanford 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Washington State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
California 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Oregon State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Washington 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In his second and final year as head coach, Dick Enright led the Ducks to a 2–9 record (2–5 in Pac-8, tied for fifth)

Six weeks after the season ended, Enright was fired by athletic director Norv Ritchey in early January,[1][2] with the university buying out the remainder of his four-year contract.[3][4] He was immediately succeeded by assistant coach Don Read,[1][5][6] who handled quarterbacks and receivers for the past two seasons.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 157:30 pmNo. 13 Arizona State*
L 20–2640,000–40,1000[7]
September 222:00 pmat Air Force*
L 17–2434,541
September 297:30 pmUtah*
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 17–3531,500[8]
October 610:15 amat No. 5 Michigan*
L 0–2481,113[9]
October 131:30 pmCalifornia
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 41–1028,700
October 201:30 pmat No. 6 USC
L 10–3153,155
October 271:30 pmWashington
W 58–040,000
November 31:30 pmat Washington State
L 14–2119,800
November 101:50 pmNo. 9 UCLA
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 7–2721,200
November 171:30 pmat Stanford
L 7–2421,000
November 241:30 pmOregon State
L 14–1739,700[10][11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Roster

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1973 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 26 Maurice Anderson Sr
OL 66 LeFrancis Arnold Sr
G 76 Mike Bollinger Sr
RB 39 Eugene Brown So
TE 81 Russ Francis Jr
OL 72 Tim Guy Sr
RB 44 Greg Herd Sr
OL 71 Ron Hunt So
RB 33 Rick Kane
WR 19 Johnny Kerr Sr
WR 89 Greg Lindsey Sr
RB 30 Henderson Martin
WR 85 Pat McNally Jr
QB 10 John Nehl
WR 45 Bob Palm Jr
OL 56 Mike Popovich Jr
RB 22 Don Reynolds Jr
QB 15 Herb Singleton Jr
QB 17 Norv Turner Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 29 Mario Clark So
DB 23 Jack Conners Sr
DE 96 Keith Davis Sr
DB 38 Steve Donnelly Jr
LB 43 Bobby Green So
LB 55 Mike Jodoin Sr
DE 88 Don Johnson So
DL 51 Reggie Lewis So
DL 99 George Martin Jr
LB 54 Bill Meyer Sr
DL 94 Dave Morgan So
DB 18 Tim Slapnicka Jr
DL 97 Art Webb Sr
S 12 Chuck Wills So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K, P 45 Bob Palm Jr
K 9 Keith Lively
K 24 Hugh Woodward
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Source:[15][16][17][18][19]

All-conference

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Main article: 1973 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team

Three Oregon underclassmen were named to the All-Pac-8 team: tight end Russ Francis, defensive back Steve Donnelly, and defensive tackle Reggie Lewis. Francis and Donnelly were juniors and Lewis was a sophomore.[20][21]

NFL Draft

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Main article: 1974 NFL draft

Two Oregon seniors were selected in the draft; tackle Tim Guy (122nd) and defensive back Jack Conners (400th).

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cawood, Neil (January 4, 1974). "Enright sacked, shocked". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
  2. ^ Newnham, Blaine (January 5, 1974). "Want to be head coach?". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  3. ^ Newnham, Blaine (April 9, 1974). "Enright joins WFL club's staff". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  4. ^ UO Head Coach Dick Enright, University of Oregon: Special Collections & University Archives, Accessed April 25, 2009.
  5. ^ "UO fires Dick Enright; assistant to take over". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 4, 1974. p. 1A.
  6. ^ "Oregon fires Enright, hires assistant". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. January 4, 1974. p. 8.
  7. ^ "Air game beats Oregon". The Columbian. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Utah gives Ducks 35–17 shellacking". The Arizona Republic. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Curt Sylvester (October 7, 1973). "U-M Sputters to 4th in Row, 24–0". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E, 4E. Retrieved June 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ Withers, Bud (November 25, 1973). "OSU battles to 17-14 win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
  11. ^ "Beavers 'stun' Oregon 17-14". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 25, 1973. p. 1, sports.
  12. ^ "1973 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  13. ^ "1973 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  14. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 47. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  15. ^ "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 22, 1973. p. 2B.
  16. ^ "WSU vs. Oregon". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (probable offensive starters). November 2, 1973. p. 15.
  17. ^ "Today's lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 10, 1973. p. 2B.
  18. ^ "Oregon Ducks: roster". Stanford Daily. (California). (Stanford University). November 17, 1973. p. 4.
  19. ^ "Civil War lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 24, 1973. p. 3B.
  20. ^ "Three Ducks on Pac-8 unit". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 2, 1973. p. 3B.
  21. ^ "Three Cougars land on All-Pac-8 squad". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 3, 1973. p. 17.
  • McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.
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