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1973 Pacific

7–⁠2–⁠1 (2–⁠1–⁠1 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Chester Caddas.

Schedule and results

Pacific in 1973, game by game: won vs. Sacramento State 22–0; won at UTEP 34–9; lost at Wyoming 14–49; tied at San José State 21–21; won vs. Long Beach State 10–6; lost vs. San Diego State 10–13; won vs. Santa Clara 44–6; won vs. Cal State Los Angeles 54–3; won vs. Fresno State 42–0; won at Hawai’i 28–3+51−35Won 22–0 vs. Sacramento State+22Sacramento StateWon 34–9 at UTEP+25UTEPLost 14–49 at Wyoming-35WyomingTied 21–21 at San José State0San José StateWon 10–6 vs. Long Beach State+4Long Beach StateLost 10–13 vs. San Diego State-3San Diego StateWon 44–6 vs. Santa Clara+38Santa ClaraWon 54–3 vs. Cal State Los Angeles+51Cal State Los A…Won 42–0 vs. Fresno State+42Fresno StateWon 28–3 at Hawai’i+25Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsSacramento StateW 22–⁠094%
Sep 15atUTEPW 34–⁠967%
Sep 22atWyomingL 14–⁠4961%
Oct 6atSan José StateT 21–⁠2141%
Oct 13vsLong Beach StateW 10–⁠676%
Oct 20vsSan Diego StateL 10–⁠1337%
Oct 27vsSanta ClaraW 44–⁠688%
Nov 3vsCal State Los AngelesW 54–⁠388%
Nov 10vsFresno StateW 42–⁠084%
Nov 17atHawai’iW 28–⁠364%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 28–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 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
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1–⁠1 3rd in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
279–⁠110
Coach
Chester Caddas
Elo
1523 +27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.9 No. 80 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Pac-8

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Willie VineyOGAP-1; UPI-2
  • Larry BaileyMGAP-1

Second team

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

1973 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego State3–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠1
San José State2–⁠0–⁠25–⁠4–⁠2
Pacific2–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Fresno State1–⁠32–⁠9
Long Beach State0–⁠41–⁠9–⁠1

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