1973 Texas Longhorns baseball team

American college baseball season

1973 Southwest Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Texas ‍†‍‍^y	15	–	3	.833	50	–	7	.877
TCU ‍‍‍	12	–	7	.632	31	–	12	.721
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	9	–	8	.529	19	–	9	.679
Baylor ‍‍‍	9	–	9	.500	21	–	17	.553
Houston ‍‍‍	8	–	11	.421	15	–	16	.484
Rice ‍‍‍	6	–	10	.375	16	–	14	.533
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	6	–	10	.375	12	–	16	.429
SMU ‍‍‍	5	–	12	.294	10	–	18	.357

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1973^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1973 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1973 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 6th season at Texas.

The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing tied for third with wins over Georgia Southern and Oklahoma and losses to eventual champion Southern California and runner-up Arizona State.^[2]

Personnel

1973 Texas Longhorns roster^[3]^[4]^[5]

Unknown

1973 Texas Longhorns baseball game log^[6]

Regular season

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWC record
Apr 3	at St. Mary's*	San Antonio, TX	W 10–1	26–4
Apr 3	at St. Mary's*	San Antonio, TX	W 15–3	27–4
Apr 7	Texas Tech	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 6–2	28–4	8–2
Apr 7	Texas Tech	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 9–0^[b]	29–4	9–2
Apr 10	at Texas Lutheran*	Seguin, TX	W 7–1	30–4
Apr 10	at Texas Lutheran*	Seguin, TX	W 10–1	31–4
Apr 13	at SMU	Dallas, TX	W 21–4	32–4	10–2
Apr 20	Rice	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 3–2	33–4	11–2
Apr 21	Rice	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 13–1	34–4	12–2
Apr 21	Rice	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 10–8	35–4	13–2
Apr 27	at Texas A&M	Kyle Baseball Field • College Park, TX	L 0–1	35–5	13–3
Apr 27	at Texas A&M	Kyle Baseball Field • College Park, TX	W 3–1	36–5	14–3
Apr 28	at Texas A&M	Kyle Baseball Field • College Park, TX	W 6–4	37–5	15–3

Postseason

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
June 9	Georgia Southern	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 6–3	49–5	1–0
June 10	Southern California	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 1–4	49–6	1–1
June 12	Oklahoma	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 10–2	50–6	2–1
June 14	Arizona State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 5–6	50–7	2–2

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1973". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^ "1973 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
^ Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
^ All-Time Jersey Numbers (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
^ "Cactus Yearbook, 1973". www.repositories.lib.utexas.edu. The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
^ Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 97. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

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Venues	Clark Field I (1894–1927) Clark Field II (1928–1974) UFCU Disch-Falk Field (1975–present)
Rivalries	Texas A&M (Lone Star Showdown)
People	Head coaches Award winners Notable players MLB draftees Statistical leaders
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics