1973 Arizona Wildcats football team

1973 Arizona Wildcats football
WAC co-champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (6–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Mackovic (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Smith (1st season)
Captains
  • Ransom Terrell
  • James O'Connor
  • Mark Neal
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Arizona State + 6 1 0 11 1 0
Arizona + 6 1 0 8 3 0
Utah 4 2 0 7 5 0
BYU 3 4 0 5 6 0
New Mexico 3 4 0 4 7 0
Wyoming 3 4 0 4 7 0
Colorado State 2 4 0 5 6 0
UTEP 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Jim Young in his first year, the Wildcats shared the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) championship with rival Arizona State, with ASU winning the head-to-head matchup to clinch the conference’s bowl bid and Arizona was left out of the postseason as a result.

Young was brought in by Arizona to replace Bob Weber, who was fired after the 1972 season. The Wildcats believed that Young would rebuild the team and to return them to their winning ways.[1]

  1. ^ "New UA football coach Young plans to return winning formula back to Tucson". Tucson Daily Citizen. January 2, 1973.