The 1973 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In his second and final year as head coach, Dick Enright led the Ducks to a 2–9 record (2–5 in Pac-8, tied for fifth)
Six weeks after the season ended, Enright was fired by athletic director Norv Ritchey in early January,[1][2] with the university buying out the remainder of his four-year contract.[3][4] He was immediately succeeded by assistant coach Don Read,[1][5][6] who handled quarterbacks and receivers for the past two seasons.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|
| September 15 | 7:30 pm | No. 13 Arizona State* | | L 20–26 | 40,000–40,1000 | [7] |
| September 22 | 1:57 pm | at Air Force* | | L 17–24 | 34,541 | |
| September 29 | 7:30 pm | Utah* | | L 17–35 | 31,500 | [8] |
| October 6 | 10:15 am | at No. 5 Michigan* | | L 0–24 | 81,113 | [9] |
| October 13 | 1:30 pm | California | | W 41–10 | 28,700 | |
| October 20 | 1:30 pm | at No. 6 USC | | L 10–31 | 53,155 | |
| October 27 | 1:30 pm | Washington | | W 58–0 | 40,000 | |
| November 3 | 1:30 pm | at Washington State | | L 14–21 | 19,800 | |
| November 10 | 1:50 pm | No. 9 UCLA | | L 7–27 | 21,200 | |
| November 17 | 1:30 pm | at Stanford | | L 7–24 | 21,000 | |
| November 24 | 1:30 pm | Oregon State | | L 14–17 | 39,700 | [10][11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
|
[12][13][14]
Roster
| 1973 Oregon Ducks football team roster
|
| Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| WR
|
26
|
Maurice Anderson
|
Sr
|
| OL
|
66
|
LeFrancis Arnold
|
Sr
|
| G
|
76
|
Mike Bollinger
|
Sr
|
| RB
|
39
|
Eugene Brown
|
So
|
| TE
|
81
|
Russ Francis
|
Jr
|
| OL
|
72
|
Tim Guy
|
Sr
|
| RB
|
44
|
Greg Herd
|
Sr
|
| OL
|
71
|
Ron Hunt
|
So
|
| RB
|
33
|
Rick Kane
|
| WR
|
19
|
Johnny Kerr
|
Sr
|
| WR
|
89
|
Greg Lindsey
|
Sr
|
| RB
|
30
|
Henderson Martin
|
| WR
|
85
|
Pat McNally
|
Jr
|
| QB
|
10
|
John Nehl
|
| WR
|
45
|
Bob Palm
|
Jr
|
| OL
|
56
|
Mike Popovich
|
Jr
|
| RB
|
22
|
Don Reynolds
|
Jr
|
| QB
|
15
|
Herb Singleton
|
Jr
|
| QB
|
17
|
Norv Turner
|
Jr
|
|
Defense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| DB
|
29
|
Mario Clark
|
So
|
| DB
|
23
|
Jack Conners
|
Sr
|
| DE
|
96
|
Keith Davis
|
Sr
|
| DB
|
38
|
Steve Donnelly
|
Jr
|
| LB
|
43
|
Bobby Green
|
So
|
| LB
|
55
|
Mike Jodoin
|
Sr
|
| DE
|
88
|
Don Johnson
|
So
|
| DL
|
51
|
Reggie Lewis
|
So
|
| DL
|
99
|
George Martin
|
Jr
|
| LB
|
54
|
Bill Meyer
|
Sr
|
| DL
|
94
|
Dave Morgan
|
So
|
| DB
|
18
|
Tim Slapnicka
|
Jr
|
| DL
|
97
|
Art Webb
|
Sr
|
| S
|
12
|
Chuck Wills
|
So
|
|
Special teams
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| K, P
|
45
|
Bob Palm
|
Jr
|
| K
|
9
|
Keith Lively
|
| K
|
24
|
Hugh Woodward
|
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
|
[15][16][17][18][19]
All-conference
Three Oregon underclassmen were named to the All-Pac-8 team: tight end Russ Francis, defensive back Steve Donnelly, and defensive tackle Reggie Lewis. Francis and Donnelly were juniors and Lewis was a sophomore.[20][21]
NFL draft
Two Oregon seniors were selected in the 1974 NFL draft: tackle Tim Guy (122nd) and defensive back Jack Conners (400th).
References
- ^ a b c Cawood, Neil (January 4, 1974). "Enright sacked, shocked". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
- ^ Newnham, Blaine (January 5, 1974). "Want to be head coach?". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ Newnham, Blaine (April 9, 1974). "Enright joins WFL club's staff". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- ^ UO Head Coach Dick Enright, University of Oregon: Special Collections & University Archives, Accessed April 25, 2009.
- ^ "UO fires Dick Enright; assistant to take over". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 4, 1974. p. 1A.
- ^ "Oregon fires Enright, hires assistant". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. January 4, 1974. p. 8.
- ^ "Air game beats Oregon". The Columbian. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah gives Ducks 35–17 shellacking". The Arizona Republic. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Curt Sylvester (October 7, 1973). "U-M Sputters to 4th in Row, 24–0". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E, 4E. Retrieved June 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Withers, Bud (November 25, 1973). "OSU battles to 17-14 win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
- ^ "Beavers 'stun' Oregon 17-14". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 25, 1973. p. 1, sports.
- ^ "1973 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "1973 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 47. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 22, 1973. p. 2B.
- ^ "WSU vs. Oregon". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (probable offensive starters). November 2, 1973. p. 15.
- ^ "Today's lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 10, 1973. p. 2B.
- ^ "Oregon Ducks: roster". Stanford Daily. (California). (Stanford University). November 17, 1973. p. 4.
- ^ "Civil War lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 24, 1973. p. 3B.
- ^ "Three Ducks on Pac-8 unit". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 2, 1973. p. 3B.
- ^ "Three Cougars land on All-Pac-8 squad". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 3, 1973. p. 17.
- McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.