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1973 Houston Oilers season
Head Coach Bill Peterson and Sid Gillman
Home Field
Results
Record 1–13
Place 4th AFC Central
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
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1972 1974

The 1973 Houston Oilers season was the 4th season in league and the 14th overall. The team matched their previous season's output of 1–13.[1] They missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 16, 1973 at New York Giants L 34–14
57,979
2 September 23, 1973 at Cincinnati Bengals L 24–10
51,823
3 September 30, 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers L 36–7
39,331
4 October 7, 1973 Los Angeles Rams L 31–26
34,875
5 October 14, 1973 Denver Broncos L 48–20
32,801
6 October 21, 1973 at Cleveland Browns L 42–13
61,146
7 October 28, 1973 at Chicago Bears L 35–14
43,755
8 November 4, 1973 at Baltimore Colts W 31–27
52,707
9 November 11, 1973 Cleveland Browns L 23–13
37,230
10 November 18, 1973 at Kansas City Chiefs L 38–14
68,444
11 November 25, 1973 New England Patriots L 32–0
27,344
12 December 2, 1973 Oakland Raiders L 17–6
25,801
13 December 9, 1973 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 33–7
38,004
14 December 16, 1973 Cincinnati Bengals L 27–24
21,955

Standings[]

AFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Cincinnati Bengals 10 4 0 .714 286 231 W-6
Pittsburgh Steelers 10 4 0 .714 347 210 W-2
Cleveland Browns 7 5 2 .571 234 255 L-2
Houston Oilers 1 13 0 .071 199 447 L-6

References[]

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Baltimore Cincinnati Denver Dallas Chicago Atlanta
Buffalo Cleveland Kansas City NY Giants Detroit Los Angeles
Miami Houston Oakland Philadelphia Green Bay New Orleans
New England Pittsburgh San Diego St. Louis Minnesota San Francisco
NY Jets Washington
1973 NFL DraftNFL PlayoffsPro BowlSuper Bowl VIII
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