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1973 New England Patriots season

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1973 New England Patriots season
OwnerBilly Sullivan
General managerChuck Fairbanks
Head coachChuck Fairbanks
Home fieldSchaefer Stadium
Results
Record5–9
Division place3rd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone
AP All-ProsNone

The 1973 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 4th season in the National Football League and 14th overall. The patriots ended the season with a record of five wins and nine losses and a third place finish in the AFC East Division. It was the first year under head coach and general manager Chuck Fairbanks, hired in January after six seasons as head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners.

Selections in the 1973 NFL draft included John Hannah, Sam Cunningham, Ray Hamilton, and Darryl Stingley. The assistant coaches on offense included future NFL head coaches Ron Erhardt, Sam Rutigliano, and Red Miller.

Offseason

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NFL Draft

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1973 New England Patriots draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 4 John Hannah *   Guard Alabama
1 11 Sam Cunningham *  Fullback USC
1 19 Darryl Stingley  Wide receiver Purdue
3 57 Brad Dusek  Defensive back Texas A&M
5 108 Doug Dumler  Center Nebraska
8 186 Isaac Brown  Running back Western Kentucky
9 212 David Callaway  Tackle Texas A&M
10 238 Dan Ruster  Defensive back Oklahoma
11 264 Homer May  Tight end Texas A&M
12 290 Bruce Barnes  Punter UCLA
13 316 Adam Lowry  Defensive back Texas
14 342 Ray Hamilton  Defensive end Oklahoma
15 368 Condie Pugh  Running back Norfolk State
16 394 Mike Kutter  Defensive end Concordia Moorhead
17 420 Eddie McAshan  Quarterback Georgia Tech
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

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1973 New England Patriots staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches



Roster

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1973 New England Patriots roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Game Recap
1 September 16 Buffalo Bills L 13–31 0–1 Schaefer Stadium
56,119
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2 September 23 Kansas City Chiefs L 7–10 0–2 Schaefer Stadium
57,918
Recap
3 September 30 at Miami Dolphins L 23–44 0–3 Miami Orange Bowl
62,508
Recap
4 October 7 Baltimore Colts W 24–16 1–3 Schaefer Stadium
57,044
Recap
5 October 14 New York Jets L 7–9 1–4 Schaefer Stadium
58,659
Recap
6 October 21 at Chicago Bears W 13–10 2–4 Soldier Field
47,643
Recap
7 October 28 Miami Dolphins L 14–30 2–5 Schaefer Stadium
57,617
Recap
8 November 4 at Philadelphia Eagles L 23–24 2–6 Veterans Stadium
65,070
Recap
9 November 11 at New York Jets L 13–33 2–7 Shea Stadium
51,034
Recap
10 November 18 Green Bay Packers W 33–24 3–7 Schaefer Stadium
60,525
Recap
11 November 25 at Houston Oilers W 32–0 4–7 Astrodome
27,344
Recap
12 December 2 San Diego Chargers W 30–14 5–7 Schaefer Stadium
58,150
Recap
13 December 9 at Buffalo Bills L 13–37 5–8 Rich Stadium
72,470
Recap
14 December 16 at Baltimore Colts L 13–18 5–9 Memorial Stadium
52,065
Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Miami Dolphins 12 2 0 .857 7–1 9–2 343 150 W1
Buffalo Bills 9 5 0 .643 6–2 7–4 259 230 W4
New England Patriots 5 9 0 .357 1–7 3–8 258 300 L2
New York Jets 4 10 0 .286 4–4 4–7 240 306 L2
Baltimore Colts 4 10 0 .286 2–6 2–9 226 341 W2

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References

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  1. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 296