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1973 New England Patriots season
Head Coach Chuck Fairbanks
General Manager Chuck Fairbanks
Home Field Schaeffer Stadium
Results
Record 5–9
Place 3rd AFC East
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers none
Uniform
AFC-1973-1978,1981-Uniform-NE
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1972 1974

The New England Patriots finished the National Football League's 1973 season with a record of five wins and nine losses, and finished third in the AFC East division.

Staff[]

New England Patriots 1973 staff
Front Office
  • President – Billy Sullivan
  • Assistant General Manager – Peter Hadhazy
  • Director of Player Personnel – Bucko Kilroy
  • Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach – Phil Bengston

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

 

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 16, 1973 Buffalo Bills L 31–13
56,119
2 September 23, 1973 Kansas City Chiefs L 10–7
57,918
3 September 30, 1973 at Miami Dolphins L 44–23
62,508
4 October 7, 1973 Baltimore Colts W 24–16
57,044
5 October 14, 1973 New York Jets L 9–7
58,659
6 October 21, 1973 at Chicago Bears W 13–10
47,643
7 October 28, 1973 Miami Dolphins L 30–14
57,617
8 November 4, 1973 at Philadelphia Eagles L 24–23
65,070
9 November 11, 1973 at New York Jets L 33–13
51,034
10 November 18, 1973 Green Bay Packers W 33–24
60,525
11 November 25, 1973 at Houston Oilers W 32–0
27,344
12 December 2, 1973 San Diego Chargers W 30–14
58,150
13 December 9, 1973 at Buffalo Bills L 37–13
72,470
14 December 16, 1973 at Baltimore Colts L 18–13
52,065

Standings[]

AFC East
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Miami Dolphins 12 2 0 .857 343 150
Buffalo Bills 9 5 0 .643 259 230
New England Patriots 5 9 0 .357 258 300
New York Jets 4 10 0 .286 240 306
Baltimore Colts 4 10 0 .286 226 341

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Roster[]

All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1973 New England Patriots.

Name Position Notes

See also[]

  • New England Patriots seasons
AFC East Central West East Central West NFC
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

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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