1973 New England Patriots season

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
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
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 Head Coach/General Manager – Chuck Fairbanks Offensive Coaches Quarterbacks – Bill Nelsen Offensive Backfield – Ron Erhardt Offensive Backs/Receivers – Sam Rutigliano Offensive Line – Red Miller			Defensive Coaches Defensive Line – Hank Bullough Linebackers/Secondary – Charlie Sumner Defensive Backfield – Larry Weaver Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Jim Valek

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

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