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1973 Temple City Rams football team

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.

1973 Temple City Rams football
ConferenceRio Hondo League
Record12–1 ( Rio Hondo League)
Head coach
  • Bob Hitchcock (14th season)
Defensive coordinatorDon Swanson[1]
Home stadiumNorth Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →

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

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

Source:[24]

Postseason honors

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Ward, Mike (September 13, 1973). "Perennial Football Champs Set for New Season". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Grid Team Aiming for State Mark". The Los Angeles Times. October 11, 1973. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  3. ^ Anderson, Claude (September 13, 1973). "Hitchcock nears mark". The San Bernardino County Sun. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  4. ^ Howard-Cooper, Scott (November 7, 1986). "Temple City's Record Was Unmatched Till Now : And Tonight at Antelope Valley, Canyon May Set a New Mark of 47 Straight". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Los Altos, Crescenta Valley, Temple City, Imperial, Rio Hondo Crowned 1973 Football Champions" (PDF). CIFSS.org. January 1974. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "TC's Rams Face Pressure Of Three Consecutive Titles". Arcadia Tribune. August 30, 1973. Retrieved December 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Locals high in first poll". Daily News–Post. September 26, 1973. Retrieved December 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Coaches, writers honor gridders". Progress Bulletin. October 3, 1973. Retrieved December 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Temple City Ties State Mark, Wins 46th Game in Row". The Los Angeles Times. October 6, 1973. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  10. ^ "No big surprise, Rams on top again". Daily News–Post. November 1, 1973. Retrieved December 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Amodei, Mike (October 14, 1973). "Rams' Win Streak Broken". Arcadia Tribune. Retrieved December 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Amodei, Mike (October 21, 1973). "Temple City Bounces Back Against Spartans With 28–0 Shutout Win". Arcadia Tribune. Retrieved December 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Amodei, Mike (October 28, 1973). "Temple City Clobbers Titans With Strong Defensive Drive". Arcadia Tribune. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  14. ^ "Prep Grid TV Game Set; Paso Ranked 10th In 1-A". Santa Maria Times. October 31, 1973. Retrieved December 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Amodei, Mike (November 8, 1973). "Rams Dump Duarte; Meet Lancers Next". Arcadia Tribune. Retrieved December 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Sahagun, Dan (November 10, 1973). "Brown scores five TDs, runs for 202 yards as Rams romp". Daily News–Post. Retrieved December 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Amodei, Mike (November 15, 1973). "Legend of Green and Gold". Arcadia Tribune. Retrieved December 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ Amodei, Mike (November 18, 1973). "Rams Blank Tigers In Slippery Contest". Arcadia Tribune. Retrieved December 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ Emodei, Mike (November 25, 1973). "Rams Romp Baldwin Park In Decisive 34–0 Shutout". Arcadia Tribune. Retrieved December 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Temple City Easily Beats Baldwin Park". The Los Angeles Times. November 24, 1973. Retrieved December 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ Amodei, Mike (December 2, 1973). "Temple City Blanks Sonora Despite Rick Brown Injury". Arcadia Tribune. Retrieved December 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Rio Mesa third Ram obstacle". Daily News–Post. December 6, 1973. Retrieved December 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ Dansky, Avrum (December 13, 1973). "Temple City's Key: Everybody's in Tune". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  24. ^ "Temple City High's '73 Football Schedule". Arcadia Tribune. September 6, 1973. Retrieved December 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ "Temple City's Brown CIF 2-A Player of the Year". The Los Angeles Times. December 27, 1973. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
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