1973 New Orleans Saints season
Head Coach John North
Home Field Tulane Stadium
Results
Record 5-9
Place 3rd NFC West
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
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1972
1974
The 1973 New Orleans Saints seasonNational Football League . They improved on their previous season 's output of 2-11-1, winning five games.[ 1]
NFL Draft [ ] Regular Season [ ] Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Attendance
1
September 16
Atlanta
L 62-7
0-1
66,428
2
September 24
at Dallas
L 40-3
0-2
52,715
3
September 30
at Baltimore
L 14-10
0-3
52,293
4
October 7
Chicago
W 21-6
1-3
56,561
5
October 14
Detroit
W 20-13
2-3
57,810
6
October 21
at San Francisco
L 40-0
2-4
52,881
7
October 28
Washington
W 19-3
3-4
66,315
8
November 4
Buffalo
W 13-0
4-4
74,770
9
November 11
at Los Angeles
L 29-7
4-5
70,358
10
November 18
at San Diego
L 17-14
4-6
34,848
11
November 25
Los Angeles
L 24-13
4-7
67,192
12
December 2
at Green Bay
L 30-10
4-8
46,092
13
December 9
San Francisco
W 16-10
5-8
62,490
14
December 16
at Atlanta
L 14-10
5-9
34,147
Game Summaries [ ] Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers [ ]
Week 6: New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers;– Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
Saints
0
0
0
0
0
49ers
0
10
21
9
40
at Candlestick Park , San Francisco, California
Game information
First quarter
No Scoring
Second quarter
Third quarter
SF – Vic Washington 1 yard rush, (Bruce Gossett kick), 49ers 17-0.
SF – Vic Washington 1 yard rush, (Bruce Gossett kick), 49ers 24-0.
SF – Ken Willard 3 yard rush, (Bruce Gossett kick), 49ers 31-0. Fourth quarter
SF – Safety, Bobby Scott tackled by Cedrick Hardman in end zone, 49ers 33-0.
SF – Ted Kwalick 36 yard pass from Joe Reed , (Bruce Gossett kick), 49ers 40-0. Top passers
Top rushers
NO – Howard Stevens - 6 rushes, 32 yards
SF – Ken Willard – 14 rushes, 66 yards, TD Top receivers
NO – Bob Newland - 3 receptions, 9 yards
SF – Danny Abramowicz - 4 receptions, 101 yards, TD
Week 13: vs. San Francisco 49ers [ ]
Week 13: San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints;– Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
49ers
3
0
0
7
10
Saints
7
6
3
0
16
at Tulane Stadium , New Orleans, Louisiana
Game information
First quarter
NO – Jubilee Dunbar 37 yard pass from Archie Manning (Bill McClard kick), Saints 7-0.
SF – Bruce Gossett 34 yard field goal, Saints 7-3. Second quarter
NO – Bill McClard 19 yard field goal, Saints 10-3.
NO – Bill McClard 20 yard field goal, Saints 13-3. Third quarter
NO – Bill McClard 29 yard field goal, Saints 16-3. Fourth quarter
SF – Ted Kwalick 14 yard pass from Joe Reed (Bruce Gossett kick), Saints 16-10. Top passers
SF – Steve Spurrier – 11/22, 99 yards, INT
NO – Bobby Scott – 8/19, 118 yards Top rushers
SF – Vic Washington - 11 rushes, 46 yards
NO – Jess Phillips – 22 rushes, 57 yards Top receivers
SF – Ted Kwalick - 5 receptions, 89 yards, TD
NO – Bob Newland - 5 receptions, 99 yards
Standings [ ] References [ ] 