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1973 California

4–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Pac-8), coached by Mike White.

Schedule and results

California in 1973, game by game: lost at No. 6 Alabama 0–66; lost vs. Illinois 7–27; won at Army 51–6; won vs. Washington 54–49; lost at Oregon 10–41; won vs. Oregon State 24–14; lost at No. 13 UCLA 21–61; lost vs. No. 9 USC 14–50; won vs. San José State 19–9; lost at Washington State 28–31; lost at Stanford 17–26+45−66Lost 0–66 at No. 6 Alabama-66No. 6 AlabamaLost 7–27 vs. Illinois-20IllinoisWon 51–6 at Army+45ArmyWon 54–49 vs. Washington+5WashingtonLost 10–41 at Oregon-31OregonWon 24–14 vs. Oregon State+10Oregon StateLost 21–61 at No. 13 UCLA-40No. 13 UCLALost 14–50 vs. No. 9 USC-36No. 9 USCWon 19–9 vs. San José State+10San José StateLost 28–31 at Washington State-3Washington StateLost 17–26 at Stanford-9Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15at6AlabamaL 0–⁠6616%
Sep 22vsIllinoisL 7–⁠2750%
Sep 29atArmyW 51–⁠636%
Oct 6vsWashingtonW 54–⁠4947%
Oct 13atOregonL 10–⁠4151%
Oct 20vsOregon StateW 24–⁠1462%
Oct 27at13UCLAL 21–⁠6118%
Nov 3vs9USCL 14–⁠5021%
Nov 10vsSan José StateW 19–⁠953%
Nov 17atWashington StateL 28–⁠3139%
Nov 24atStanfordL 17–⁠2624%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stanford 26–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Pac-8.

In program history: The 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1973.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 5th in Pac-8
AP final
Unranked
Points
245–⁠380
Coach
Mike White
Elo
1441 −15 this season
SP+ rating
-8.5 No. 90 of 123; offense No. 37, defense No. 115
SRS
−1.6 No. 72 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Roger Theder
Captains
Kevin O’Dorisio and Fred Weber

All-Pac-8

5 second team

Second team

  • Chuck MuncieRBUPI-2
  • Chris MackieOGAP-2
  • Ted SeifertOGUPI-2
  • Bob SwensonDTUPI-2
  • Ivan WeissLBUPI-2

From Wikipedia’s 1973 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1973 Pac-8 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC7–⁠09–⁠2–⁠18
UCLA6–⁠19–⁠212
Stanford5–⁠27–⁠4
Washington State4–⁠35–⁠6
California2–⁠54–⁠7
Oregon2–⁠52–⁠9
Oregon State2–⁠52–⁠9
Washington0–⁠72–⁠9

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