1973 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 1973 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their ninth season under head coach Dee Andros, the Beavers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Pac-8, and were outscored 293 to 166.^[1] The team played four home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis, with one at Civic Stadium in Portland.

1973 Oregon State Beavers football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Record	2–9 (2–5 Pac-8)
Head coach	Dee Andros (9th season)
Defensive coordinator	Rich Brooks (1st season)
Home stadium	Parker Stadium Civic Stadium
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Pacific-8 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 USC $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
No. 12 UCLA	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Stanford	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
California	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Washington	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

With their three-point road win over rival Oregon in the season finale, Andros' record improved to 8–1 against the Ducks in the Civil War game.^[2][3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at No. 12 Auburn*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 9–18	45,000	[4]
September 22	SMU*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 16–35	26,189
September 29	at BYU*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 14–37	27,434	[5]
October 6	No. 4 USC	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 7–21	21,732
October 13	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 31–7	55,000
October 20	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 14–24	24,123
October 27	No. 11 Arizona State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 14–44	20,188	[6]
November 3	Stanford	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 23–24	17,025
November 10	Washington State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 7–13	17,336
November 17	at No. 8 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 14–56	18,540
November 24	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (Civil War)	W 17–14	39,700
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• QB Alvin White

References

1. "1973 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
2. Withers, Bud (November 25, 1973). "OSU battles to 17-14 win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
3. "Beavers aren't artistic, but they are winners: 17-14". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. November 26, 1973. p. 6.
4. "Auburn survives White-led rally". The Oregon Statesman. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brigham Young rips winless OSU, 37–14". The Sunday Oregonian. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Beavers fall 44–14". The Sacramento Bee. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.