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1973 Indiana Hoosiers football
1973 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–9 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lee Corso (1st season);
MVP	Chuck Sukurs
Captain	Ken Starling
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Ohio State +	7	–	0	–	1	10	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Michigan +	7	–	0	–	1	10	–	0	–	1
Minnesota	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Indiana	0	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Iowa	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Lee Corso, in his first year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Illinois	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	L 14–28	51,433
September 22	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 10–26	38,643	^[1]
September 29	Kentucky*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	W 17–3	51,523	^[2]
October 6	at No. 20 West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 28–14	37,000	^[3]
October 13	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 3–24	37,710
October 20	No. 1 Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 7–37	53,183
October 27	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 7–31	66,365
November 3	at No. 4 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 13–49	76,432	^[4]
November 10	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 20–21	41,053
November 17	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	L 9–10	50,116
November 24	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 23–28	44,789
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Illinois

Arizona

Kentucky

At West Virginia

At Minnesota

Ohio State

At Wisconsin

At Michigan

Northwestern

At Michigan State

Purdue

Personnel

1973 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR		Bill Armstrong
OL		John Babcock
OL		Carl Barzilaukas
OL		Dan Boarman
RB		Dennis Cremeens
WR		Mike Flanagan
QB		Mike Glazier
WR		Rodney Harris
WR		Neil Hayes
RB		Reggie Holmes
QB		Willie Jones
RB		Joel Kirby
QB		Bob Kramer
TE		Steve Mastin
OL		Chuck Shukurs
OL		Dean Shumaker
TE		Trent Smock
RB		Courtney Snyder
OL		Bill Sparhawk
RB		Ken St. Pierre
RB		Ken Starling (C)
RB		Harold Waterhouse
WR		Bill Weeks
RB		Sylvester Wilson
RB		Mark Zellmer

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB		Bill Atkinson
DB		Marc Bailey
LB		Tom Buck
DB		Quinn Buckner
LB		Mark Deming
DL		Mark DiSalvo
DB		Kirk Edwards
DL		John Jordan
DB		Rod Lawson
DL		Stu O'Dell
DB		Gary Powell
LB		Steve Sanders
LB		Donnie Thomas
DL		Mike Winslow

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Frank Stavroff
P		Jim Wenzel

Head coach

Lee Corso

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Howard Brown
Peter Compise
Jim Gruden
Hal Hunter
Jim Johnson
Bob Otolski
Timmy Redebaugh
Ray Shands
Trent Walters
Morris Watts

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Statistics

Passing

Player	Comp	Att	Yards	TD	INT
Willie Jones	76	135	881	5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yards	TD
Ken Starling	180	676	2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yards	TD
Trent Smock	36	505	5

^[9]

Awards

All-Big Ten (1st Team)

Bill Armstrong, SE
John Babcock, C
Chuck Sukurs, C
Jim Wenzel, P

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References

^ "Arizona Hill too much for I.U. machine, 26–10". The Indianapolis Star. September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Indiana breaks into win column with win over Kentucky". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hoosiers rock and roll by 14". Chicago Tribune. October 7, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Curt Sylvester (November 4, 1973). "U-M, Buckeyes Roll On! It's Wolverines, 49–13". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E, 4E. Retrieved June 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1973 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "1973 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "1973 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
^ ^a ^b 2010 Indiana football media guide