1973 Oregon State Beavers football team

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.

1973 Oregon State Beavers football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record2–9 (2–5 Pac-8)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRich Brooks (1st season)
Home stadiumParker Stadium
Civic 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

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at No. 12 Auburn*L 9–1845,000[4]
September 22SMU*L 16–3526,189
September 29at BYU*L 14–3727,434[5]
October 6No. 4 USC
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 7–2121,732
October 13at WashingtonW 31–755,000
October 20at CaliforniaL 14–2424,123
October 27No. 11 Arizona State*L 14–4420,188[6]
November 3Stanford
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 23–2417,025
November 10Washington State
  • Parker Stadium
  • Corvallis, OR
L 7–1317,336
November 17at No. 8 UCLAL 14–5618,540
November 24at OregonW 17–1439,700
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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  • QB Alvin White

References

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  1. ^ "1973 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Withers, Bud (November 25, 1973). "OSU battles to 17-14 win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
  3. ^ "Beavers aren't artistic, but they are winners: 17-14". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. November 26, 1973. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Auburn survives White-led rally". The Oregon Statesman. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brigham Young rips winless OSU, 37–14". The Sunday Oregonian. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Beavers fall 44–14". The Sacramento Bee. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.