1973 Dallas Cowboys season

1973 Dallas Cowboys season
Head Coach	Tom Landry
Home Field	Texas Stadium
Results
Record	10–4
Place	1st NFC East
Playoff Finish	Lost Conference Championship
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1972	1974

The 1973 Dallas Cowboys season was their 14th in the league. The team matched their previous output of 10–4. They qualified for the playoffs for the eighth straight season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 16, 1973	at Chicago Bears	W 20–17
2	September 24, 1973	New Orleans Saints	W 40–3
3	September 30, 1973	St. Louis Cardinals	W 45–10
4	October 8, 1973	at Washington Redskins	L 14–7
5	October 14, 1973	at Los Angeles Rams	L 37–31
6	October 21, 1973	New York Giants	W 45–28
7	October 28, 1973	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 30–16
8	November 4, 1973	Cincinnati Bengals	W 38–10
9	November 11, 1973	at New York Giants	W 23–10
10	November 18, 1973	Philadelphia Eagles	W 31–10
11	November 22, 1973	Miami Dolphins	L 14–7
12	December 2, 1973	at Denver Broncos	W 22–10
13	December 9, 1973	Washington Redskins	W 27–7
14	December 16, 1973	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 30–3

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Divisional	December 23, 1973	Los Angeles Rams	W 27–16	64,291
Conference Championship	December 30, 1973	Minnesota Vikings	L 27–10	60,272

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	10	4	0	.714	382	203	W-3
Washington Redskins	10	4	0	.714	325	198	W-1
Philadelphia Eagles	5	8	1	.393	310	393	L-1
St. Louis Cardinals	4	9	1	.321	286	365	L-1
New York Giants	2	11	1	.179	226	362	L-4

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 1973 roster
Quarterbacks 14 Craig Morton 12 Roger Staubach Running Backs 32 Walt Garrison FB 35 Calvin Hill 44 Robert Newhouse RB/FB 33 Cyril Pinder 45 Larry Robinson 40 Les Strayhorn Wide Receivers 22 Bob Hayes 23 Mike Montgomery RB 88 Drew Pearson KR 83 Golden Richards PR 82 Otto Stowe Tight Ends 89 Billy Joe DuPree 84 Jean Fugett		Offensive Linemen 64 Jim Arneson G 62 John Fitzgerald C 51 Dave Manders C 73 Ralph Neely T 76 John Niland G 61 Blaine Nye G 71 Rodney Wallace T/G 78 Bruce Walton T 70 Rayfield Wright T Defensive Linemen 63 Larry Cole DE 77 Bill Gregory DT 74 Bob Lilly DT 79 Harvey Martin DE 75 Jethro Pugh DT 67 Pat Toomay DE		Linebackers 53 John Babinecz MLB 56 Rodrigo Barnes OLB 52 Dave Edwards OLB 54 Chuck Howley OLB 55 Lee Roy Jordan MLB 50 D. D. Lewis OLB Defensive Backs 31 Benny Barnes CB 34 Cornell Green SS 43 Cliff Harris FS 20 Mel Renfro CB 46 Mark Washington CB 41 Charlie Waters CB/SS Special Teams 81 Marv Bateman P 17 Mike Clark K 15 Toni Fritsch K		Reserve Lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics 45 Active, 0 Inactive