1973 Temple City Rams football team

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1973 Temple City Rams football
CIF Southern Section 2-A champion
Conference Rio Hondo League
Record12–1 ( Rio Hondo League)
Head coach
  • Bob Hitchcock (14th season)
Defensive coordinatorDon Swanson [1]
Home stadiumNorth Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →

The 1973 Temple City Rams football team was an American football team that represented Temple City High School in the 1973 CIF Southern Section 2-A football season.

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The Rams won 46 consecutive games from 1969 to 1973, setting the CIF Southern Section record for most consecutive wins. It also tied the California high school football state record originally set by St. Helena High School from 1960 to 1965. [2] [3] The streak was broken in a loss to Saint Francis High School on October 12, 1973, but Temple City still went on to win the Southern Section 2-A football championship for the fourth consecutive season. [4] They beat North (Riverside) 21–13 in the 2-A championship game at Mt. San Antonio College's Hilmer Lodge Stadium. [5]

The team returned 14 varsity lettermen from the 1972 team, and began training camp on August 27, 1973. [6]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21 San Gabriel
W 35–14 [6] [7]
September 28 Bonita
  • North Field
  • Temple City, CA
W 27–20 [6] [8]
October 5Alhambra
W 35–13 [9]
October 12 Saint Francis
L 0–10 [10] [11]
October 19 La Cañada
  • Unknown
  • La Cañada Flintridge, CA
W 28–0 [12]
October 26 San Marino
W 27–6 [13]
November 3 Duarte
  • North Field
  • Temple City, CA
W 36–14 [14] [15]
November 9 Bell Gardens
  • North Field
  • Temple City, CA
W 47–17 [16]
November 15 South Pasadena
  • North Field
  • Temple City, CA
W 9–0 [17] [18]
November 23 Baldwin Park
  • Unknown
  • Unknown (first round)
W 34–0 [5] [19] [20]
November 30 Sonora
  • Unknown
  • Unknown (Quarterfinals)
W 14–0 [5] [21]
December 7 Rio Mesa
W 21–6 [5] [22]
December 14 N. Riverside
  • Hilmer Lodge Stadium
  • Walnut, CA (Finals)
W 21–13 [5] [23]

Source: [24]

Postseason honors

Fullback Rick Brown was selected CIF Southern Section 2-A Player of the Year on December 26, 1973, by the Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation. Brown, end Rich Mueller, tackle Ron Blankenbaker, linebacker Jeff Edwards, and defensive lineman Ross Malinowski received first-team CIF Southern Section 2-A Division honors. [25]

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  2. ↑ "Grid Team Aiming for State Mark". The Los Angeles Times. October 11, 1973. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
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  22. ↑ "Rio Mesa third Ram obstacle". Daily News–Post. December 6, 1973. Retrieved December 13, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
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