The 1973 Stanford Cardinals football team represented Stanford University during the 1973 college football season .
Schedule [ ]
Date
Opponent#
Rank #
Site
Result
September 15*
#7 Penn State
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
L 6–20
September 22*
at #5 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
L 10–47
September 29*
San Jose State
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
W 23–12
October 6*
at Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
W 24–0
October 13
#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 #8 USC
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
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 .
[1]
Game notes [ ] Penn State [ ] Michigan [ ] San Jose State [ ] Illinois [ ] UCLA [ ] Washington [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Stanford
6
7
3
7
23
Washington
0
0
0
14
14
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
[2]
Washington State [ ] Oregon State [ ] USC [ ] Oregon [ ] California [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
California
3
0
7
7
17
• Stanford
0
3
10
13
26
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.
