1973 New York Jets

1973 New York Jets season
Head Coach	Weeb Ewbank
Home Field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Place	4th AFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1972	1974

The 1973 New York Jets season was the 14th season for the team and the fourth in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 7–7 record from 1972 under head coach Weeb Ewbank. The Jets finished with a record of 4–10.

Roster

1973 New York Jets final roster
	Quarterbacks 6 Bill Demory 12 Joe Namath 18 Al Woodall Running backs 1 Mike Adamle 40 Hank Bjorklund 32 Emerson Boozer 42 Cliff McClain 35 Jim Nance 44 John Riggins FB Wide receivers 26 Margene Adkins 83 Jerome Barkum 7 Eddie Bell 82 David Knight Tight ends 30 Dennis Cambal 88 Rich Caster		Offensive linemen 67 Dave Herman G 75 Winston Hill T 71 John Mooring T 78 Garry Puetz G 66 Randy Rasmussen G 52 John Schmitt C 72 Robert Woods T Defensive linemen 80 John Elliott DT 85 Ed Galigher DE 86 Joey Jackson DT 57 John Little DT 84 Mark Lomas DE 81 Richard Neal DE 87 Steve Thompson DT 53 Bill Zapalac DE		Linebackers 62 Al Atkinson 51 Ralph Baker 55 John Ebersole 58 Bill Ferguson 59 Rob Spicer 50 Mike Taylor Defensive backs 19 Chris Farasopoulos FS 20 Delles Howell CB 22 Burgess Owens FS 21 Steve Tannen CB 29 Rocky Turner 45 Earlie Thomas CB 27 Phil Wise SS Special teams 3 Bobby Howfield K 10 Julian Fagan P		Reserve lists Currently vacant Practice squad Currently vacant Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	1973-09-17	at Green Bay Packers	L 23–7	Milwaukee County Stadium	47,124
2	1973-09-23	at Baltimore Colts	W 34–10	Memorial Stadium	55,942
3	1973-09-30	at Buffalo Bills	L 9–7	Rich Stadium	77,425
4	1973-10-07	at Miami Dolphins	L 31–3	Miami Orange Bowl	63,850
5	1973-10-14	at New England Patriots	W 9–7	Schafer Stadium	58,659
6	1973-10-21	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 26–14	Three Rivers Stadium	48,682
7	1973-10-28	Denver Broncos	L 40–28	Shea Stadium	55,108
8	1973-11-04	Miami Dolphins	L 24–14	Shea Stadium	57,791
9	1973-11-11	New England Patriots	W 33–13	Shea Stadium	51,034
10	1973-11-18	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 20–14	Riverfront Stadium	55,745
11	1973-11-25	Atlanta Falcons	L 28–20	Shea Stadium	47,283
12	1973-12-02	Baltimore Colts	W 20–17	Shea Stadium	51,167
13	1973-12-09	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 24–23	Veterans Stadium	34,621
14	1973-12-16	Buffalo Bills	L 34–14	Shea Stadium	47,740

Standings

AFC East
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Miami Dolphins	12	2	0	.857	343	150
Buffalo Bills	9	5	0	.643	259	230
New England Patriots	5	9	0	.357	258	300
New York Jets	4	10	0	.286	240	306
Baltimore Colts	4	10	0	.286	226	341

External links

• 1973 statistics