1973 Stanford Cardinals football team

1973 Stanford Cardinals football

Conference	Pacific-8
1973 record	7–4 (5–2 Pac-8)
Head coach	Jack Christiansen (2nd year)
Captain	Mike Boryla
Captain	Randy Poltl
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

1973 Pacific-8 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#8 USC $	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
#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

The 1973 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 15	No. 7 Penn State*	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 6–20
September 22	at No. 5 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 10–47
September 29	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Rivalry)	W 23–12
October 6	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 24–0
October 13	No. 15 UCLA	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 13–59
October 20	at Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 23–14
October 27	Washington State	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 45–14
November 3	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR	W 24–23
November 10	at No. 8 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry)	L 26–27
November 17	Oregon	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 24–7
November 24	California	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (76th Big Game)	W 26–17
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game notes

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Stanford	6	7	3	7	23
Washington	0	0	0	14	14

Date: October 20
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington

Scoring summary

1	STAN	Garcia 37-yard field goal	Stanford 3–0

1	STAN	Garcia 38-yard field goal	Stanford 6–0

2	STAN	Test 10-yard pass from Boryla (Garcia kick)	Stanford 13–0

3	STAN	Garcia 47-yard field goal	Stanford 16–0

4	WASH	Phillips 46-yard pass from Rowland (Boyd kick)	Stanford 16–7

4	WASH	Rowland 1-yard run (Boyd kick)	Stanford 16–14

4	STAN	Laidlaw 8-yard run (Garcia kick)	Stanford 23–14

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California

	1	2	3	4	Total
California	3	0	7	7	17
• Stanford	0	3	10	13	26

Date: November 24
Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA
Game attendance: 67,000

Scoring summary

1	CAL	VanderMeer 41-yard field goal	CAL 3-0

2	STAN	Garcia 36-yard field goal	Tied 3-3

3	CAL	Muncie 15-yard run	CAL 10-3

3	STAN	Jena 8-yard run (Garcia kick)	Tied 10-10

3	STAN	Garcia 37-yard field goal	STAN 13-10

4	CAL	Ferragamo 1-yard run (VanderMeer kick)	CAL 17-13

4	STAN	Inge 3-yard run (kick failed)	STAN 19-17

4	STAN	Laidlaw 10-yard run (Garcia kick)	STAN 26-17

Junior running back Scott Laidlaw gained 132 yards on 23 carries while Rod Garcia finished his career with 42 field goals, and NCAA record, and 18 for the season, which tied the NCAA record. Stanford played most of the second half without starting quarterback Mike Boryla, who left the game with a bruised throwing arm.^[3]

References

↑ 2011 Stanford football media guide.
↑ "Garcia kick helps Cards whip Huskies." Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Oct 21.
↑ "Cards rally behind Laidlaw." Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Nov 25.

Stanford Cardinal football

Venues	Stanford Field (1905–1921) Stanford Stadium (1921–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games California: Big Game USC Notre Dame San Jose State: Bill Walsh Legacy Game

Culture & lore	Stanford Tree "Come Join the Band" "All Right Now" Stanford Band The Play Stanford Axe T formation 1906–17 Stanford rugby teams 1894 Chicago game 2007 USC game

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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