1973 New England Patriots season

The 1973 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 4th season in the National Football League and 14th overall. The patriots ended the season with a record of five wins and nine losses and a third place finish in the AFC East Division. It was the first year under head coach and general manager Chuck Fairbanks, hired in January after six seasons as head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners.

1973 New England Patriots season
Head coachChuck Fairbanks
General managerChuck Fairbanks
OwnerBilly Sullivan
Home fieldSchaefer Stadium
Results
Record5–9
Division place3rd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone
AP All-ProsNone

Selections in the 1973 NFL Draft included John Hannah, Sam Cunningham, Ray Hamilton, and Darryl Stingley. The assistant coaches on offense included future NFL head coaches Ron Erhardt, Sam Rutigliano, and Red Miller.

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1973 NFL Draft
1973 New England Patriots draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 4 John Hannah * †  Guard Alabama
1 11 Sam Cunningham *  Fullback USC
1 19 Darryl Stingley  Wide receiver Purdue
3 57 Brad Dusek  Defensive back Texas A&M
5 108 Doug Dumler  Center Nebraska
8 186 Isaac Brown  Running back Western Kentucky
9 212 David Callaway  Tackle Texas A&M
10 238 Dan Ruster  Defensive back Oklahoma
11 264 Homer May  Tight end Texas A&M
12 290 Bruce Barnes  Punter UCLA
13 316 Adam Lowry  Defensive back Texas
14 342 Ray Hamilton  Defensive end Oklahoma
15 368 Condie Pugh  Running back Norfolk State
16 394 Mike Kutter  Defensive end Concordia Moorhead
17 420 Eddie McAshan  Quarterback Georgia Tech
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff
1973 New England Patriots staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Roster
1973 New England Patriots roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Game Recap
1 September 16 Buffalo Bills L 13–31 0–1 Schaefer Stadium
56,119
 Recap
2 September 23 Kansas City Chiefs L 7–10 0–2 Schaefer Stadium
57,918
 Recap
3 September 30 at Miami Dolphins L 23–44 0–3 Miami Orange Bowl
62,508
 Recap
4 October 7 Baltimore Colts W 24–16 1–3 Schaefer Stadium
57,044
 Recap
5 October 14 New York Jets L 7–9 1–4 Schaefer Stadium
58,659
 Recap
6 October 21 at Chicago Bears W 13–10 2–4 Soldier Field
47,643
 Recap
7 October 28 Miami Dolphins L 14–30 2–5 Schaefer Stadium
57,617
 Recap
8 November 4 at Philadelphia Eagles L 23–24 2–6 Veterans Stadium
65,070
 Recap
9 November 11 at New York Jets L 13–33 2–7 Shea Stadium
51,034
 Recap
10 November 18 Green Bay Packers W 33–24 3–7 Schaefer Stadium
60,525
 Recap
11 November 25 at Houston Oilers W 32–0 4–7 Astrodome
27,344
 Recap
12 December 2 San Diego Chargers W 30–14 5–7 Schaefer Stadium
58,150
 Recap
13 December 9 at Buffalo Bills L 13–37 5–8 Rich Stadium
72,470
 Recap
14 December 16 at Baltimore Colts L 13–18 5–9 Memorial Stadium
52,065
 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Miami Dolphins 12 2 0 .857 7–1 9–2 343 150 W1
Buffalo Bills 9 5 0 .643 6–2 7–4 259 230 W4
New England Patriots 5 9 0 .357 1–7 3–8 258 300 L2
New York Jets 4 10 0 .286 4–4 4–7 240 306 L2
Baltimore Colts 4 10 0 .286 2–6 2–9 226 341 W2

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gollark: Stuff without worldgen can be added retroactively anyway.

References
  1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 296


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