1973 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1973 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 41st in the National Football League. Although they improved upon their 2–11–1 record of the previous season, they failed to complete a winning record for the seventh consecutive season and failed to reach the playoffs for the thirteenth straight year.

1973 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerLeonard Tose
Head coachMike McCormack
Home fieldVeterans Stadium
Results
Record5–8–1
Division place3rd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersTE Charle Young
WR Harold Carmichael
QB Roman Gabriel
PR Bill Bradley

Offseason

At the conclusion of the 1972 season, Philadelphia Eagles' head coach Ed Khayat was dismissed from his position. Shortly after, the team hired Mike McCormack, who had previously served as an assistant coach for the Washington Redskins between 1965 and 1972, as the new head coach.

The Eagles moved their training camp from Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, to Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania, a short distance from Veterans Stadium.

NFL Draft
Main article: 1973 NFL Draft
= Pro Bowler[note 1] = Hall of Famer
Rd PICK PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL
13Jerry Sisemore OTTexas
16[note 2]Charle Young TEUSC
228 Guy W. Morriss G TCU
355Randy Logan DB Michigan
6132 Bob Picard WR Eastern Washington
7159 Will Wynn DE Tennessee State
8184 Dan Linter DB Indiana
9211 John Nokes LB Northern Illinois
11263 Gary van Elst DT Michigan State
12288 Joe Lavender CB San Diego State
13315Stan Davis WR Memphis State
14340 Ralph Sacra T Texas A&M
15367 Ken Schlezes DB Notre Dame
16392 Frank Dowsing DB Mississippi State
17419 Greg Oliver RB Trinity

Roster
1973 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season
  • On September 23, the Eagles and the New York Giants played in the final Giants game at Yankee Stadium. The game resulted in a 23–23 tie.[1]
  • In 1973, Roman Gabriel led the NFL with 3,219 yards and 23 touchdown passes, for which he was awarded the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award.

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 16, 1973 St. Louis Cardinals L 34–23 61,103
2 September 23, 1973 at New York Giants T 23–23 62,289
3 September 30, 1973 Washington Redskins L 28–7 64,147
4 October 7, 1973 at Buffalo Bills L 27–26 72,364
5 October 14, 1973 at St. Louis Cardinals W 27–24 44,400
6 October 21, 1973 at Minnesota Vikings L 28–21 47,478
7 October 28, 1973 Dallas Cowboys W 30–16 63,300
8 November 4, 1973 New England Patriots W 24–23 65,070
9 November 11, 1973 Atlanta Falcons L 44–27 63,114
10 November 18, 1973 at Dallas Cowboys L 31–10 59,375
11 November 25, 1973 New York Giants W 20–16 63,086
12 December 2, 1973 at San Francisco 49ers L 38–28 51,155
13 December 9, 1973 New York Jets W 24–23 34,621
14 December 16, 1973 at Washington Redskins L 38–20 49,484

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 5
1 234Total
• Eagles 0 7317 27
Cardinals 0 3147 24
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 44,400
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17.2 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
Scoring summary
2PHIHarold Carmichael 1 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick)Eagles 7–0
2STLJim Bakken 39 yard field goalEagles 7–3
3STLDonny Anderson 21 yard run (Jim Bakken kick)Cardinals 10–7
3PHITom Dempsey 32 yard field goalTie 10 – 10
3STLAhmad Rashad 9 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)Cardinals 17–10
4PHITom Dempsey 23 yard field goalCardinals 17–13
4STLAhmad Rashad 65 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)Cardinals 24–13
4PHIHarold Carmichael 27 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick)Cardinals 24–20
4PHIDon Zimmerman 24 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick)Eagles 27–24

[2]

Week 8
1 234Total
Patriots 7 376 23
• Eagles 0 0213 24
Scoring summary
Q1NEStingley 16 yard pass from Plunkett (White kick)NE 7–0
Q2NEWhite 33 yard field goalNE 10–0
Q3NEStingley 14 yard pass from Plunkett (White kick)NE 17–0
Q3PHIYoung 20 yard pass from Gabriel (Dempsey kick)NE 17–7
Q3PHIYoung 7 yard pass from Gabriel (Dempsey kick)NE 17–14
Q3PHIWynn 24 yard fumble return (Dempsey kick)PHI 21–17
Q4NECunningham 4 yard run (kick failed)NE 23–21
Q4PHIDempsey 12 yard field goalPHI 24–23

[3]

Standings
NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys 10 4 0 .714 6–2 8–3 382 203 W3
Washington Redskins 10 4 0 .714 6–2 8–3 325 198 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 5 8 1 .393 3–4–1 3–7–1 310 393 L1
St. Louis Cardinals 4 9 1 .321 3–5 4–7 286 365 L1
New York Giants 2 11 1 .179 1–6–1 1–9–1 226 362 L4

Awards and honors

Notes
  1. Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
  2. This pick was traded to the Eagles from the San Diego Chargers.

References
  1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.284
  2. "Philadelphia Eagles at St. Louis Cardinals - October 14th, 1973". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. "New England Patriots at Philadelphia Eagles - November 4th, 1973". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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