1973 Oregon Webfoots football team

American college football season

1973 Oregon Webfoots football

Conference| Pacific-8 Conference
Record| 2–9 (2–5 Pac-8)
Head coach|

* Dick Enright (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Jesse Branch (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Sam Robertson (1st season)
Captain| Mike Jodoin
Home stadium| Autzen Stadium

Seasons

<- 1972

1974 ->

1973 Pacific-8 Conference football standings

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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 Webfoots 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[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 15| 7:30 pm| No. 13 Arizona State*|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR

| L 20–26| 40,000|
September 22| 2:00 pm| at Air Force*|

* Falcon Stadium
* Colorado Springs, CO

| L 17–24| 34,541|
September 29| 7:30 pm| Utah*|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR

| L 17–35| 31,500|
October 6| 10:15 am| at No. 5 Michigan*|

* Michigan Stadium
* Ann Arbor, MI

| L 0–24| 81,113|
October 13| 1:30 pm| California|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR

| W 41–10| 28,700|
October 20| 1:30 pm| at No. 6 USC|

* LA Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| L 10–31| 53,155|
October 27| 1:30 pm| Washington|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR (rivalry)

| W 58–0| 40,000|
November 3| 1:30 pm| at Washington State|

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA

| L 14–21| 19,800|
November 10| 1:50 pm| No. 9 UCLA|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR

| L 7–27| 21,200|
November 17| 1:30 pm| at Stanford|

* Stanford Stadium
* Stanford, CA

| L 7–24| 21,000|
November 24| 1:30 pm| Oregon State|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR (Civil War)

| L 14–17| 39,700| [7][8]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Pacific time

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## Roster[edit]

1973 Oregon Webfoots football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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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

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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

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K, P | `45` | Bob Palm | Jr
K | `9` | Keith Lively
K | `24` | Hugh Woodward

Head coach

* Dick Enright (2nd year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Jesse Branch (OC)
* Sam Robertson (DC)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

Source:[12][13][14][15][16]

## All-conference[edit]

Main article: 1973 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team

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.[17][18]

## NFL Draft[edit]

Main article: 1974 NFL Draft

Two Oregon seniors were selected in the draft; tackle Tim Guy (122nd) and defensive back Jack Conners (400th).

* List of Oregon Ducks in the NFL draft

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Cawood, Neil (January 4, 1974). "Enright sacked, shocked". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
2. ^ Newnham, Blaine (January 5, 1974). "Want to be head coach?". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
3. ^ Newnham, Blaine (April 9, 1974). "Enright joins WFL club's staff". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
4. ^ UO Head Coach Dick Enright, University of Oregon: Special Collections & University Archives, Accessed April 25, 2009.
5. ^ "UO fires Dick Enright; assistant to take over". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 4, 1974. p. 1A.
6. ^ "Oregon fires Enright, hires assistant". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. January 4, 1974. p. 8.
7. ^ Withers, Bud (November 25, 1973). "OSU battles to 17-14 win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
8. ^ "Beavers 'stun' Oregon 17-14". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 25, 1973. p. 1, sports.
9. ^ "1973 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
10. ^ "1973 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
11. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 47. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
12. ^ "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 22, 1973. p. 2B.
13. ^ "WSU vs. Oregon". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (probable offensive starters). November 2, 1973. p. 15.
14. ^ "Today's lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 10, 1973. p. 2B.
15. ^ "Oregon Ducks: roster". Stanford Daily. (California). (Stanford University). November 17, 1973. p. 4.
16. ^ "Civil War lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 24, 1973. p. 3B.
17. ^ "Three Ducks on Pac-8 unit". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 2, 1973. p. 3B.
18. ^ "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.

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Oregon Ducks football

Venues|

* Athletic Field (1894)
* Stewart's Field (1894)
* Kincaid Field (1895–1919)
* Hayward Field (1919–1966)
* Multnomah Stadium (alternate, before 1967)
* Autzen Stadium (1967–present)

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* Oregon State
* Platypus Trophy
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* Marching band
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* "The Toilet Bowl"
* "O" (gesture)

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