1973 San Diego Chargers season
1973 San Diego Chargers season | |
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Head coach | Harland Svare |
General manager | Harland Svare |
Owner | Eugene V. Klein |
Home field | San Diego Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 2–11–1 |
Division place | 4th AFC West |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1973 San Diego Chargers season was the team's fourteenth year, and fourth year in the National Football League.
The team was coming off a season that ended with a 4–9–1 record. Although he was offered a five-year contract toward the end of the previous season, 1973 would prove to be Harland Svare's final season as the team's head coach.
The team obtained quarterback Johnny Unitas in a trade with the Baltimore Colts, but Unitas was a shell of his former greatness. In the middle of the season he was replaced at quarterback by rookie Dan Fouts, the team's third-round pick in that year's draft.[1]
NFL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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1 | 25 | Johnny Rodgers | Wide Receiver | Nebraska |
3 | 64 | Dan Fouts | Quarterback | Oregon |
Roster
1973 San Diego Chargers final roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 16, 1973 | at Washington Redskins | L 38–0 | |
2 | September 23, 1973 | Buffalo Bills | W 34–7 | |
3 | September 30, 1973 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 20–13 | |
4 | October 7, 1973 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 38–21 | |
5 | October 14, 1973 | Oakland Raiders | L 27–17 | |
6 | October 21, 1973 | Atlanta Falcons | L 41–0 | |
7 | October 28, 1973 | at Cleveland Browns | T 16–16 | |
8 | November 4, 1973 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 19–0 | |
9 | November 11, 1973 | at Denver Broncos | L 30–19 | |
10 | November 18, 1973 | New Orleans Saints | W 17–14 | |
11 | November 25, 1973 | at Oakland Raiders | L 31–3 | |
12 | December 2, 1973 | at New England Patriots | L 30–14 | |
13 | December 9, 1973 | Denver Broncos | L 42–28 | |
14 | December 16, 1973 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 33–6 |
Standings
AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Oakland Raiders | 9 | 4 | 1 | .679 | 4–1–1 | 7–3–1 | 292 | 175 | W4 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 5 | 2 | .571 | 4–2 | 6–4–1 | 231 | 192 | W1 |
Denver Broncos | 7 | 5 | 2 | .571 | 3–2–1 | 7–2–1 | 354 | 296 | L1 |
San Diego Chargers | 2 | 11 | 1 | .179 | 0–6 | 1–9–1 | 188 | 386 | L4 |
References
- ↑ Fouts would go on to play 15 seasons for the Chargers, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993.