1973 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1973 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jim Sweeney, the Cougars compiled a 5–6 record (4–3 in Pac-8, fourth), and were outscored 290 to 250.

1973 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record5–6 (4–3 Pac-8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Tiller (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRay Braun (2nd season)
Captains
  • Greg Craighead
  • Tom Poe
Home stadiumMartin Stadium, Joe Albi Stadium
1973 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 USC $ 7 0 09 2 1
No. 12 UCLA 6 1 09 2 0
Stanford 5 2 07 4 0
Washington State 4 3 05 6 0
California 2 5 04 7 0
Oregon 2 5 02 9 0
Oregon State 2 5 02 9 0
Washington 0 7 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Chuck Peck with 1,023 passing yards, Andrew Jones with 1,059 rushing yards, and Tim Krause with 384 receiving yards.

The Cougars won their last four games, all in conference, which included a sweep of the three Northwest teams; the season concluded with a second consecutive win in the Apple Cup over Washington, this time a 52–26 rout on the road in Seattle.

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