1973 Green Bay Packers

1973 Green Bay Packers season
Head Coach	Dan Devine
Home Field	Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	5-7-2
Place	3rd NFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1972	1974

The 1973 Green Bay Packers season was their 53rd season in the National Football League. The club posted a 5-7-2 record under coach Dan Devine, earning them a third-place finish in the NFC Central division.

Roster

1973 Green Bay Packers final roster
	Quarterbacks 12 Jim Del Gaizo 16 Scott Hunter 17 Jerry Tagge Running backs 42 John Brockington FB 25 Les Goodman 32 Don Highsmith 30 Larry Krause 36 MacArthur Lane HB 24 Ron McBride 31 Perry Williams Wide receivers 46 Leland Glass 80 Barry Smith 22 Jon Staggers 85 Paul Staroba Tight ends 86 Mike Donohoe 81 Rich McGeorge		Offensive linemen 57 Ken Bowman C 71 Kent Branstetter T 68 Gale Gillingham G 77 Bill Hayhoe T 72 Dick Himes T 62 Bill Lueck G 54 Larry McCarren C 70 Lee Nystrom C 67 Malcolm Snider T 65 Keith Wortman Defensive linemen 74 Aaron Brown DE 78 Bob Brown DT 76 Mike McCoy DT 73 Carleton Oats DT 75 Dave Pureifory DE 87 Alden Roche DE 83 Clarence Williams DE		Linebackers 53 Fred Carr 50 Jim Carter 51 Larry Hefner 55 Noel Jenke 56 Tom MacLeod 59 Tom Toner Defensive backs 27 Hise Austin CB 28 Willie Buchanon CB 48 Ken Ellis CB 21 Charlie Hall CB 39 Jim Hill FS 29 Al Matthews SS 45 Perry Smith CB 37 Ike Thomas S Special teams 13 Chester Marcol K 20 Ron Widby P		Reserve lists 44 Bob Kroll CB (IR) Practice squad 11 Charlie Napper QB Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 17 (Mon)	NY Jets	W 23-7	1-0	Milwaukee County Stad.	47,124
2	September 23	Detroit	T 13-13	1-0-1	Lambeau Field	55,495
3	September 30	at Minnesota	L 11-3	1-1-1	Met. Stadium	48,176
4	October 7	at NY Giants	W 16-14	2-1-1	Yale Bowl	70,050
5	October 14	Kansas City	T 10-10	2-1-2	Milwaukee County Stad.	46,583
6	October 21	at Los Angeles	L 24-7	2-2-2	LA Coliseum	80,558
7	October 28	at Detroit	L 34-0	2-3-2	Tiger Stadium	43,616
8	November 4	Chicago	L 31-17	2-4-2	Lambeau Field	56,267
9	November 11	St. Louis	W 25-21	3-4-2	Lambeau Field	52,922
10	November 18	at New England	L 33-24	3-5-2	Schaefer Stadium	60,525
11	November 26 (Mon)	at San Francisco	L 20-6	3-6-2	Candlestick Park	49,244
12	December 2	New Orleans	W 30-10	4-6-2	Milwaukee County Stad.	46,092
13	December 8 (Sat)	Minnesota	L 31-7	4-7-2	Lambeau Field	53,830
14	December 16	at Chicago	W 21-0	5-7-2	Soldier Field	29,157

Game Summaries

Week 11: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 11: Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers;– Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 3 0 3 6 49ers 0 10 0 10 20 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California Date: November 26 Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST/6:00 p.m. PST Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C) TV: ABC Pro Football Reference Game information First quarter No Scoring Second quarter SF – Vic Washington 1 yard rush, (Bruce Gossett kick), 49ers 7-0. GB – Chester Marcol 35 yard field goal, 49ers 7-3. SF – Bruce Gossett 25 yard field goal, 49ers 10-3. Third quarter No Scoring Fourth quarter GB – Chester Marcol 15 yard field goal, 49ers 10-6. SF – Ted Kwalick 20 yard pass from Steve Spurrier, (Bruce Gossett kick), 49ers 17-6. SF – Bruce Gossett 22 yard field goal, 49ers 20-6. Top passers GB – Jerry Tagge – 10/18, 107 yards, 2 INTs SF – Steve Spurrier – 4/5, 50 yards, TD Top rushers GB – John Brockington - 23 rushes, 89 yards SF – Vic Washington – 21 rushes, 94 yards, TD Top receivers GB – Rich McGeorge - 2 receptions, 41 yards SF – Ted Kwalick - 2 receptions, 31 yards, TD

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Minnesota Vikings	12	2	0	.857	296	168	W-2
Detroit Lions	6	7	1	.464	271	247	L-1
Green Bay Packers	5	7	2	.429	202	259	W-1
Chicago Bears	3	11	0	.214	195	334	L-6

External links

• 1973 Green Bay Packers season article at Wikipedia
• 1973 Green Bay Packers at Pro-Football-Reference.com
• Sportsencyclopedia.com