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1973 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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1973 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ohio State + 7 0 1 10 0 1
No. 6 Michigan + 7 0 1 10 0 1
Minnesota 6 2 0 7 4 0
Illinois 4 4 0 5 6 0
Michigan State 4 4 0 5 6 0
Purdue 4 4 0 5 6 0
Northwestern 4 4 0 4 7 0
Wisconsin 3 5 0 4 7 0
Indiana 0 8 0 2 9 0
Iowa 0 8 0 0 11 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach John Pont, the Wildcats compiled a 4–7 record (4–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a four-way tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mitch Anderson with 1,224 passing yards, Stan Key with 894 rushing yards, and Steve Craig with 479 receiving yards.[2] Four Northwestern players received All-Big Ten honors. They are: (1) tight end Steve Craig (AP-1, UPI-1); (2) linebacker Mike Varty (AP-1, UPI-2); (3) quarterback Mitch Anderson (AP-2, UPI-2); and (4) running back Stan Key (AP-2).[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "1973 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "1973 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "1973 AP All Big Ten Football Team". Piqua Daily Call. November 27, 1973. p. 11.
  4. ^ "Bucks, Wolves Dominate: Buckeyes Place 10 On All-Big Ten Team". The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio). November 28, 1973. p. 11B.