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1973 San Francisco 49ers season
Head Coach Dick Nolan
Home Field Candlestick Park
Results
Record 5–9
Place 3rd NFC West
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Uniform
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1972 1974

The 1973 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 24th in the National Football League. They began the season hoping to improve on their previous years' output of 8-5-1, and looking to make the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. However, the team finished 5-9[1] and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 16, 1973 at Miami Dolphins L 21-13
68,275
2 September 23, 1973 at Denver Broncos W 36-34
50,966
3 September 30, 1973 Los Angeles Rams L 40-20
57,487
4 October 7, 1973 at Atlanta Falcons W 13-9
51,107
5 October 14, 1973 Minnesota Vikings L 17-13
56,438
6 October 21, 1973 New Orleans Saints W 40-0
52,881
7 October 28, 1973 Atlanta Falcons L 17-3
56,825
8 November 4, 1973 at Detroit Lions L 30-20
49,531
9 November 11, 1973 at Washington Redskins L 33-9
54,381
10 November 18, 1973 at Los Angeles Rams L 31-13
78,358
11 November 26, 1973 Green Bay Packers W 20-6
49,244
12 December 2, 1973 Philadelphia Eagles W 38-28
51,155
13 December 9, 1973 at New Orleans Saints L 16-10
62,490
14 December 15, 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers L 37-14
52,252

Standings[]

NFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 12 2 0 .857 388 178 L-1
Atlanta Falcons 9 5 0 .643 318 224 W-1
San Francisco 49ers 5 9 0 .357 262 319 L-2
New Orleans Saints 5 9 0 .357 163 312 L-1

References[]

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NY Jets Washington
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