1973 Utah State Aggies football team

The 1973 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Phil Krueger, the Aggies compiled a 7–4 record and were outscored by opponents by a total of 230 to 202.^[1][2]

1973 Utah State Aggies football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Phil Krueger (1st season)
Home stadium	Romney Stadium
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Penn State			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Houston			–					11	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Tulane			–					9	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	4	–	0
Utah State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Air Force			–					6	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	4	–	1
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	5	–	1
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	1
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					0	–	10	–	0
Florida State			–					0	–	11	–	0
Lamar			–					5	–	5	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	1
Texas-Arlington			–					4	–	6	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Tom Wilson with 1,177 passing yards, Archie Gibson with 1,150 rushing yards, Craig Clark with 495 receiving yards, Jerry Cox with 60 points scored, and Brian Longuevan with 80 total tackles.^[3][4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15		at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 10–3	17,312	[5]
September 22		San Diego State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 7–35	10,225	[6][7]
September 29		at UNLV	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 7–3	12,486
October 6		BYU	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	W 13–7	15,046	[8]
October 13		at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 34–18	27,103	[9]
October 20		at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 36–14	13,800
October 27	1:30 p.m.	Kent State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 16–27	8,703	[10]
November 3		Wyoming	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	W 31–20	11,792	[11]
November 10		at New Mexico State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 30–12	8,433
November 17		at Utah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers)	L 28–31	27,842	[12]
November 22		at Southern Miss	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 8–32	6,000	[13]
All times are in Mountain time