1973 Oregon Ducks football team

1973 Oregon Ducks football
1973 Oregon Ducks 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
v t e	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 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*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 20–26	40,000–40,1000	^[7]
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	^[8]
October 6	10:15 am	at No. 5 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–24	81,113	^[9]
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	^[10]^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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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

Dick Enright (2nd year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jesse Branch (OC)
Sam Robertson (DC)

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Source:^[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 draft; tackle Tim Guy (122nd) and defensive back Jack Conners (400th).

List of Oregon Ducks in the NFL draft

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.

[ensshck-1] Cawood, Neil (January 4, 1974). "Enright sacked, shocked". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.

[wtbeach-2] Newnham, Blaine (January 5, 1974). "Want to be head coach?". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.

[ejwfl-3] Newnham, Blaine (April 9, 1974). "Enright joins WFL club's staff". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.

[UOsportsdeptphoto-4] UO Head Coach Dick Enright, University of Oregon: Special Collections & University Archives, Accessed April 25, 2009.

[uofdenr-5] "UO fires Dick Enright; assistant to take over". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). January 4, 1974. p. 1A.

[ofenr-6] "Oregon fires Enright, hires assistant". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. January 4, 1974. p. 8.

[7] "Air game beats Oregon". The Columbian. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Utah gives Ducks 35–17 shellacking". The Arizona Republic. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] 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.

[osbatls-10] Withers, Bud (November 25, 1973). "OSU battles to 17-14 win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.

[bstnor-11] "Beavers 'stun' Oregon 17-14". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 25, 1973. p. 1, sports.

[12] "1973 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.

[13] "1973 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.

[14] "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 47. Retrieved September 4, 2023.

[afalu-15] "The lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 22, 1973. p. 2B.

[proboff-16] "WSU vs. Oregon". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (probable offensive starters). November 2, 1973. p. 15.

[claul-17] "Today's lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 10, 1973. p. 2B.

[stnfst-18] "Oregon Ducks: roster". Stanford Daily. (California). (Stanford University). November 17, 1973. p. 4.

[cvsrlup-19] "Civil War lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 24, 1973. p. 3B.

[trduc-20] "Three Ducks on Pac-8 unit". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 2, 1973. p. 3B.

[tclonall-21] "Three Cougars land on All-Pac-8 squad". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 3, 1973. p. 17.

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