1973 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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1973 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#14 Texas $ 7 – 0 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
#11 Texas Tech 6 – 1 – 0     11 – 1 – 0
Rice 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
SMU 3 – 3 – 1     6 – 4 – 1
Arkansas 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 5 – 1
Texas A&M 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
TCU 1 – 6 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Baylor 0 – 7 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1973 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled a 5–5–1 record (3–3–1 against SWC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the SWC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 184 to 124.[1][2]

Running back Dickey Morton averaged 118 yards per game on the ground, the ninth highest average in the nation.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 15, 1973 at #1 USC* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 0–17   73,231
September 22, 1973 #17 Oklahoma State* War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR L 6–38   45,684
September 29, 1973 Iowa State* Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR W 21–19   37,830
October 6, 1973 TCU War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR W 13–5   49,456
October 13, 1973 at Baylor Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX W 13–7   28,000
October 20, 1973 Texas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 6–34   45,348
October 27, 1973 Tulsa* War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR W 20–6   42,341
November 3, 1973 Texas A&M Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry) W 14–10   37,261
November 10, 1973 at Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX L 7–17   23,500
November 17, 1973 at SMU Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX T 7–7   18,712
November 24, 1973 Texas Tech War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR L 17–24   42,061
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game summaries

TCU

Quarterback Mike Kirkland threw for one touchdown and ran for another in Arkansas' 15th straight win over TCU. It was the SWC opener for both teams.[3]

References

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