1973 Baltimore Colts season

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1973 Baltimore Colts season
Head Coach Howard Schnellenberger
Home Field Memorial Stadium
Results
Record 4-10
Place T-4th AFC East
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
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1972 1974

The 1973 Baltimore Colts season was the 21st season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1973 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, and finished tied for fourth in the AFC East with the New York Jets. The Colts lost the tiebreaker to the New York based on head-to-head series (0-2).

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Regular season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site
1 September 16, 1973 @ Cleveland Browns L 14-24 0-1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
2 September 23, 1973 New York Jets L 10-34 0-2 Memorial Stadium
3 September 30, 1973 New Orleans Saints W 14-10 1-2 Memorial Stadium
4 October 7, 1973 @ New England Patriots L 16-24 1-3 Schaeffer Stadium
5 October 14, 1973 @ Buffalo Bills L 13-31 1-4 Ralph Wilson Stadium
6 October 21, 1973 @ Detroit Lions W 29-27 2-4 Tiger Stadium
7 October 28, 1973 Oakland Raiders L 21-34 2-5 Memorial Stadium
8 November 4, 1973 Houston Oilers L 27-31 2-6 Memorial Stadium
9 November 11, 1973 @ Miami Dolphins L 0-44 2-7 Miami Orange Bowl
10 November 18, 1973 @ Washington Redskins L 14-22 2-8 RFK Stadium
11 November 25, 1973 Buffalo Bills L 17-24 2-9 Memorial Stadium
12 December 2, 1973 @ New York Jets L 17-20 2-10 Shea Stadium
13 December 9, 1973 Miami Dolphins W 16-3 3-10 Memorial Stadium
14 December 16, 1973 New England Patriots W 18-13 4-10 Memorial Stadium

[edit] Division 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

[edit] See also

1973 NFL season
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AFC East Central West NFC East Central West
Baltimore Cincinnati Denver Dallas Chicago Atlanta
Buffalo Cleveland Kansas City NY Giants Detroit Los Angeles
Miami Houston Oakland Philadelphia Green Bay New Orleans
New England Pittsburgh San Diego St. Louis Minnesota San Francisco
NY Jets Washington
1973 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl VIII
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Indianapolis Colts
Formerly the Baltimore Colts • Based in Indianapolis, Indiana
The Franchise
Stadiums
Culture
Lore
Head Coaches
Molesworth • Ewbank • Shula • McCafferty • Sandusky • Schnellenberger • Thomas • Marchibroda • McCormack • Kush • Dowhower • Meyer • Venturi • Marchibroda • Infante • Mora • Dungy
Division Championships (12)
Super Bowl Appearances (3)
III • V • XLI
League Championships (5)
Ring of Honor
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