1973 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1973 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–5–1 (3–3–1 SWC)
Head coach	Frank Broyles (16th season)
Captains	Nick Avlos Jack Ettinger Steve Hedgepeth Dickey Morton Danny Rhodes
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium

1973 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Texas $	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Texas Tech	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Rice	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Arkansas	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Texas A&M	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Baylor	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their 16th year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled a 5–5–1 record (3–3–1 against SWC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the SWC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 184 to 124.

Running back Dickey Morton averaged 118 yards per game on the ground, the ninth highest average in the nation.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	at No. 1 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–17	73,231
September 22	No. 17 Oklahoma State*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 6–38	45,684
September 29	Iowa State*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 21–19	37,830
October 6	TCU	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 13–5	49,456
October 13	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 13–7	28,000
October 20	Texas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	L 6–34	45,348
October 27	Tulsa*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 20–6	42,341
November 3	Texas A&M	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	W 14–10	37,261
November 10	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–17	23,500
November 17	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	T 7–7	18,712
November 24	Texas Tech	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	L 17–24	42,061
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1973 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL Stan Audas TE Nick Avlos RB Teddy Barnes QB Larry Brown WR Reggie Craig RB Marvin Daily RB Freddie Douglas OL Randy Drake WR Jack Ettinger RB Rolland Fuchs RB Muskie Harris RB Hal Hirschfield OL Lee King QB Mike Kirkland So QB Mark Miller TE Matt Morrison RB Dickey Morton WR Kelvin O'Brien OL Mike Parmer OL Gerald Skinner OL R.C. Thielemann OL Russ Tribble RB Alan Watson RB Marsh White	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Billy Burns DB Bo Busby DL Danny Crawford DL Harvey Hampton DB Tommy Harris DL Ivan Jordan DL Brison Manor LB Hal McAfee DB Bruce Mitchell DL Jon Riddlehoover LB Danny Rhodes DB Rollen Smith DB Brad Thomas DL Dennis Winston	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Tommy Cheyne	Head coach Frank Broyles Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

TCU

Quarterback Mike Kirkland threw for one touchdown and ran for another in Arkansas' 15th straight win over TCU. It was the SWC opener for both teams.

Texas

Texas Longhorns (2–2) at Arkansas Razorbacks (3–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	0	6	21	7	34
Arkansas	0	0	0	6	6

at Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas

• Date: October 20, 1973
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Clear, 72 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 45,348
• Box Score

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing	Marty Akins	3/7, 38 Yds
	Rushing	Roosevelt Leaks	24 Rush, 209 Yds, 3 TD
	Receiving	Jim Moore	3 Rec, 27 Yds
Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UT UA 2 5:42 18 84 8:33 Texas Roosevelt Leaks 2-yard touchdown run, Billy Schott kick no good 6 0 3 12:08 6 77 2:52 Texas Roosevelt Leaks 43-yard touchdown run, Billy Schott kick good 13 0 3 10:03 Texas Punt returned 73 yards for touchdown by Rob Moore, Billy Schott kick good 20 0 3 1:49 1 59 0:09 Texas Roosevelt Leaks 59-yard touchdown run, Billy Schott kick good 27 0 4 8:50 1 85 0:12 Texas Raymond Clayborn 85-yard touchdown run, Billy Schott kick good 34 0 4 0:13 Arkansas Blocked punt recovered in end zone for touchdown by Rollen Smith, kick no good 34 6 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 6