1973 Oregon State Beavers football team

1973 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Record	2–9 (2–5 Pac-8)
Head coach	Dee Andros (9th season)
Defensive coordinator	Rich Brooks (1st season)
Home stadium	Parker Stadium

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 State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in 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 a 2–9 record (2–5 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Pac-8, and were outscored by their opponents, 293 to 166. The team played its home games at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	at No. 12 Auburn*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 9–18
September 22	SMU*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 16–35
September 29	at BYU*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 14–37
October 6	No. 4 USC	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 7–21
October 13	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 31–7
October 20	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 14–24
October 27	No. 11 Arizona State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 14–44
November 3	Stanford	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 23–24
November 10	Washington State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 7–13
November 17	at No. 8 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 14–56
November 24	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (Civil War)	W 17–14
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• QB Alvin White