1973 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1973 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
Head Coach	Don Coryell
Home Field
Results
Record	4-9-1
Place	4th NFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1972	1974

The 1973 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 54th season the team was in the league. The team matched their previous output of 4-9-1, finishing with that record for the third straight season. They failed to reach the playoffs for the 25th straight season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 16, 1973	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 34-23	61,103
2	September 23, 1973	Washington Redskins	W 34-27	50,316
3	September 30, 1973	at Dallas Cowboys	L 45-10	64,729
4	October 7, 1973	Oakland Raiders	L 17-10	49,051
5	October 14, 1973	Philadelphia Eagles	L 27-24	44,400
6	October 21, 1973	at Washington Redskins	L 31-13	54,381
7	October 28, 1973	New York Giants	W 35-27	47,589
8	November 4, 1973	Denver Broncos	T 17-17	46,565
9	November 11, 1973	at Green Bay Packers	L 25-21	52,922
10	November 18, 1973	at New York Giants	L 24-13	65,795
11	November 25, 1973	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 42-24	50,918
12	December 2, 1973	Detroit Lions	L 20-16	44,982
13	December 9, 1973	at Atlanta Falcons	W 32-10	48,030
14	December 16, 1973	Dallas Cowboys	L 30-3	43,946

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