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1973 Arizona

8–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Jim Young.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 1973, game by game: won at Colorado State 31–0; won at Wyoming 21–7; won vs. Indiana 26–10; won at Iowa 23–20; won vs. New Mexico 22–14; lost vs. Texas Tech 17–31; won vs. Utah 42–21; won at UTEP 35–18; won at BYU 24–10; lost vs. Air Force 26–27; lost at No. 13 Arizona State 19–55+31−36Won 31–0 at Colorado State+31Colorado StateWon 21–7 at Wyoming+14WyomingWon 26–10 vs. Indiana+16IndianaWon 23–20 at Iowa+3IowaWon 22–14 vs. New Mexico+8New MexicoLost 17–31 vs. Texas Tech-14Texas TechWon 42–21 vs. Utah+21UtahWon 35–18 at UTEP+17UTEPWon 24–10 at BYU+14BYULost 26–27 vs. Air Force-1Air ForceLost 19–55 at No. 13 Arizona State-36No. 13 Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atColorado StateW 31–⁠056%
Sep 15atWyomingW 21–⁠751%
Sep 22vsIndianaW 26–⁠1071%
Oct 6atIowaW 23–⁠2065%
Oct 13vsNew MexicoW 22–⁠1474%
Oct 20vsTexas TechL 17–⁠3150%
Oct 27vsUtahW 42–⁠2154%
Nov 3atUTEPW 35–⁠1885%
Nov 10atBYUW 24–⁠1055%
Nov 17vsAir ForceL 26–⁠2765%
Nov 25at13Arizona StateL 19–⁠5523%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 55–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The tied 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 19
  2. Wk 11: 19

Western Athletic Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Arizona State

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
286–⁠213
Coach
Jim Young
Elo
1549 +100 this season
SP+ rating
8.2 No. 44 of 123; offense No. 38, defense No. 59
SRS
7.8 No. 41 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
John Mackovic
Defensive coordinator
Larry Smith
Captains
Ransom Terrell, James O’Connor and Mark Neal

1973 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State6–⁠111–⁠19
Arizona6–⁠18–⁠3
Utah4–⁠27–⁠5
BYU3–⁠45–⁠6
Wyoming3–⁠44–⁠7
New Mexico3–⁠44–⁠7
Colorado State2–⁠45–⁠6
UTEP0–⁠70–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.