1973 Arizona Wildcats football team

1973 Arizona Wildcats football
WAC co-champion
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	8–3 (6–1 WAC)
Head coach	Jim Young (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	John Mackovic (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Larry Smith (1st season)
Captains	Ransom Terrell James O'Connor Mark Neal
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium

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 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	at Colorado State		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado		W 31–0	17,217
September 15	at Wyoming		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming		W 21–7	19,718
September 22	Indiana*		Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona		W 26–10	38,643
October 6	at Iowa*		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa		W 23–20	40,365
October 13	New Mexico		Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona		W 22–14	39,582
October 20	Texas Tech*	No. 19	Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona		L 31–17	40,172
October 27	Utah		Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona	ABC	W 42–21	34,219
November 3	at UTEP		Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas		W 35–18	6,960
November 10	at BYU		Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah		W 24–10	19,597
November 17	Air Force*	No. 19	Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona		L 27–26	39,733
November 24	at No. 13 Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona (Territorial Cup)		L 55–19	51,383
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

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

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