Year: | 1973 |
Team: | Oregon Ducks |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Pacific-8 Conference |
Short Conf: | Pac-8 |
Record: | 2–9 |
Conf Record: | 2–5 |
Head Coach: | Dick Enright |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Off Coach: | Jesse Branch |
Oc Year: | 1st |
Def Coach: | Sam Robertson |
Dc Year: | 1st |
Captain: | Mike Jodoin |
Stadium: | Autzen Stadium |
The 1973 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. and final year as head coach, Dick Enright led the Ducks to a record in Pac-8, tied
Six weeks after the season ended, Enright was fired by athletic director Norv Ritchey in early with the university buying out the remainder of his four-year He was immediately succeeded by assistant coach who handled quarterbacks and receivers for the past two seasons.
See main article: 1973 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team. 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.[9] [10]
See main article: 1974 NFL draft. Two Oregon seniors were selected in the draft; tackle Tim Guy (122nd) and defensive back Jack Conners (400th).