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]
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 15 7:30 pm No. 13 Arizona State * L 20–2640,000–40,1000 [ 7]
September 22 2:00 pm at Air Force * L 17–2434,541
September 29 7:30 pm Utah * L 17–3531,500 [ 8]
October 6 10:15 am at No. 5 Michigan * L 0–2481,113 [ 9]
October 13 1:30 pm California W 41–1028,700
October 20 1:30 pm at No. 6 USC L 10–3153,155
October 27 1:30 pm Washington W 58–040,000
November 3 1:30 pm at Washington State L 14–2119,800
November 10 1:50 pm No. 9 UCLA L 7–2721,200
November 17 1:30 pm at Stanford L 7–2421,000
November 24 1:30 pm Oregon State L 14–1739,700 [ 10] [ 11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
[ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
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
Injured
Redshirt
Source: [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
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]
Two Oregon seniors were selected in the draft; tackle Tim Guy (122nd) and defensive back Jack Conners (400th).
^ 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 .