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1973 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Arizona State + 6 1 0 11 1 0
Arizona + 6 1 0 8 3 0
Utah 4 2 0 7 5 0
BYU 3 4 0 5 6 0
New Mexico 3 4 0 4 7 0
Wyoming 3 4 0 4 7 0
Colorado State 2 4 0 5 6 0
UTEP 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona during the 1973 college football season.

Schedule

September 8at Colorado State

W 31–0 17,217 September 15at Wyoming

W 21–7 19,718 September 22Indiana*

W 26–10 38,643 October 6at Iowa*

W 23–20 40,365 October 13New Mexico

  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ

W 22–14 39,582 October 20Texas Tech*No. 19

  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ

L 31–17 40,172 October 27Utah

  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ

ABCW 42–21 34,219 November 3at UTEP

W 35–18 6,960 November 10at BYU

W 24–10 19,597 November 17Air Force*No. 19

  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ

L 27–26 39,733 November 24at No. 13 Arizona State

L 55–19 51,383

Template:CFB Schedule End

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Roster

  • Bill Adamson, mg
  • Dennis Anderson, s
  • Mike Battles, s
  • Theo Bell, wr
  • Jay Bledsoe, og
  • Wally Brumfield, de
  • Mike Dawson, dt
  • Obra Erby, lb
  • Charlie Gorham, k
  • Glen Gresham, lb
  • Rich Hall, dt
  • Willie Hamilton, rb
  • Keith Hartwig, wr
  • Allyn Haynes, og
  • Bruce Hill, qb
  • Mitch Hoopes, p
  • Dan Howard, te
  • Leon Lawrence, db
  • Rex Naumetz, de
  • Brian Murray, ot
  • Mark Neal, wr
  • Jim O'Connor, ot
  • Vince Phason, cb
  • Ransom Terrell, lb
  • Jim Upchurch, rb
  • Bruce Walker, dt
  • Roussell Williams, cb
  • Bob Windisch, c

Staff

Head Coach: Jim Young

Offensive Coaches: Bill Belknap, Bob Bockrath, John Mackovic, Willie Peete

Defensive Coaches: Mike Hankwitz, Sharkey Price (DL), Tom Reed, Larry Smith[2]

Statistics

Passing

Player Comp Att Yards TD INT
Bruce Hill 104 216 1,529 9 9

Rushing

Player Att Yards TD
Jim Upchurch 210 1,184 10

Receiving

Player Rec Yards TD
Theo Bell 47 790 7

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Awards

All-WAC (1st Team)

  • Jim O'Connor
  • Willie Hamilton
  • Roussell Williams
  • Ransom Terrell
  • Wally Brumfield

WAC Rookie of the Year: Bruce Hill

WAC Coach of the Year: Jim Young[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c 2009 Arizona football media guide
  2. ^ 2010 Arizona press kit