1973 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1973 Arkansas Razorbacks football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Nick Avlos
  • Jack Ettinger
  • Steve Hedgepeth
  • Dickey Morton
  • Danny Rhodes
Home stadiumRazorback 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
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.[1]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at No. 1 USC*
L 0–1773,231[2]
September 22No. 17 Oklahoma State*
L 6–3845,683[3]
September 29Iowa State*
W 21–1937,830[4]
October 6TCU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 13–549,456[5]
October 13at Baylor
W 13–728,000[6]
October 20Texas
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
L 6–3445,348[7]
October 27Tulsa*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 20–642,341[8]
November 3Texas A&M
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)
W 14–1037,261[9]
November 10at Rice
L 7–1723,500[10]
November 17at SMU
T 7–718,712[11]
November 24Texas Tech
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (rivalry)
L 17–2442,061[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

At USC

Oklahoma State

Iowa State

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.[14]

At Baylor

Texas

Texas Longhorns (2–2) at Arkansas Razorbacks (3–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texas 0 6 21734
Arkansas 0 0 066

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

Tulsa

Texas A&M

At Rice

At SMU

Texas Tech

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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    References

    1. ^ "1973 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
    2. ^ "USC blanks stubborn Hogs". The San Francisco Examiner. September 16, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "Cowboys rope Hogs". The Austin American-Statesman. September 23, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Arkansas upsets Iowa St., 21–19". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 30, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Razorbacks clip TCU". The Commercial Appeal. October 7, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "Morton blitzes Baylor". Tulsa World. October 14, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "Roosevelt's landslide helps 'Horns bury Hogs". The Odessa American. October 21, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "Arkansas shuts down top passing team 20–6". The El Paso Times. October 28, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "Razorbacks' solid look stares down Aggies, 14–10". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "Rice shocks Razorbacks". The Odessa American. November 11, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "SMU deadlocks Arkansas, 7–7". The Odessa American. November 18, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "Tech breaks Arkansas jinx, hangs on 24–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 25, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    13. ^ "1973–74 NCAA Statistics (Arkansas)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
    14. ^ "Arkansas Beats TCU." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Oct 7.
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