1973 Philadelphia Eagles season

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Head coach

Mike McCormack

Owner

Leonard Tose

Home field

Veterans Stadium

Results

Record

5–8–1

Division place

3rd NFC East

Playoff finish

did not qualify

Timeline

Previous season		Next season
< 1972		1974 >

The 1973 Philadelphia Eagles season was the team’s 41st in the National Football League. Although they improved upon their 2–11–1 record of the previous season, they failed to complete a winning record for the seventh consecutive season and failed to reach the playoffs for the thirteenth straight year.

Offseason

At the end of the 1972 season, Eagles head coach Ed Khayat was fired. Mike McCormack, who had been a Washington Redskins assistant coach from 1965–1972, was hired in his place

The Eagles move training camp from Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, to Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania, a short distance from Veterans Stadium.

NFL Draft

Main article: 1973 NFL Draft

Player selections

The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.

= Pro Bowler ^[1]

= Hall of Famer

Rd	PICK	PLAYER	POS	SCHOOL
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

Pre-season

Regular season

On September 23, the Eagles and the New York Giants played in the final Giants game at Yankee Stadium. The game resulted in a 23–23 tie.^[2]
In 1973, Roman Gabriel led the NFL with 3,219 yards and 23 touchdown passes, for which he was awarded the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 16, 1973	St. Louis Cardinals	L 34–23	61,103
2	September 23, 1973	at New York Giants	T 23–23	62,289
3	September 30, 1973	Washington Redskins	L 28–7	64,147
4	October 7, 1973	at Buffalo Bills	L 27–26	72,364
5	October 14, 1973	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 27–24	44,400
6	October 21, 1973	at Minnesota Vikings	L 28–21	47,478
7	October 28, 1973	Dallas Cowboys	W 30–16	63,300
8	November 4, 1973	New England Patriots	W 24–23	65,070
9	November 11, 1973	Atlanta Falcons	L 44–27	63,114
10	November 18, 1973	at Dallas Cowboys	L 31–10	59,375
11	November 25, 1973	New York Giants	W 20–16	63,086
12	December 2, 1973	at San Francisco 49ers	L 38–28	51,155
13	December 9, 1973	New York Jets	W 24–23	34,621
14	December 16, 1973	at Washington Redskins	L 38–20	49,484

Game summaries

Week 5

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Eagles	0	7	3	17	27
Cardinals	0	3	14	7	24

Date: October 14
Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 44,400
Game weather: 63°F, wind 8 mph

Scoring summary

2	PHI	Harold Carmichael 1 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick)	Eagles 7–0

2	STL	Jim Bakken 39 yard field goal	Eagles 7–3

3	STL	Donny Anderson 21 yard run (Jim Bakken kick)	Cardinals 10–7

3	PHI	Tom Dempsey 32 yard field goal	Tie 10 – 10

3	STL	Ahmad Rashad 9 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)	Cardinals 17–10

4	PHI	Tom Dempsey 23 yard field goal	Cardinals 17–13

4	STL	Ahmad Rashad 65 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)	Cardinals 24–13

4	PHI	Harold Carmichael 27 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick)	Cardinals 24–20

4	PHI	Don Zimmerman 24 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick)	Eagles 27–24

^[3]

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	10	4	0	.714	382	203	W-3
Washington Redskins	10	4	0	.714	325	198	W-1
Philadelphia Eagles	5	8	1	.393	310	393	L-1
St. Louis Cardinals	4	9	1	.321	286	365	L-1
New York Giants	2	11	1	.179	226	362	L-4

Roster

Awards and honors

Roman Gabriel, quarterback, NFL Leader, 3,219 passing yards
Roman Gabriel, NFL Leader, 23 touchdown passes
Roman Gabriel, NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award

References

↑ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.284
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

Philadelphia Eagles

Founded in 1933
Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Franchise

Stadiums

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Head Coaches

Division Championships (13)

League Championships (3)

1948
1949
1960

NFL Championship appearances (4)

Super Bowl Appearances (2)

Media

Current League Affiliations

League: National Football League
Conference: National Football Conference
Division: East Division

Seasons (81)

1930s	1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

v t e Philadelphia Eagles seasons

1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Bold indicates NFL Championship.

v t e Philadelphia Eagles 1973 NFL Draft selections

Jerry Sisemore Charle Young Guy Morriss Randy Logan Bob Picard Will Wynn Dan Lintner John Nokes Gary Van Elst Joe Lavender Stan Davis Ralph Sacra Ken Schlezes Frank Dowsing Greg Oliver

Draft years: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 (AAFC) 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

1973 NFL season

East	Central	West	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

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