1973 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1973 5–7–2 3rd NFC Central Dan Devine Lambeau FieldMilwaukee County Stadium Did not qualify Packers seasons The 1973 Green Bay Packers season was their 55th season overall and their 53rd season in the National Football League. The defending division champions posted a 5–7–2 record under third-year head coach Dan Devine, earning them a third-place finish in the NFC Central division. To date, the 1973 Packers along with the Kansas City Chiefs, Cleveland Browns, and Denver Broncos are the last teams to record 2 ties in a single season. Overtime for regular season games was introduced the following year, and the occurrence of tie games decreased. Offseason Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Nitschke retired during training camp in late August.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QhxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ouwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7053%2C5596243 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press 'No hard feelings' says Ray Nitschke August 29, 1973 17 Bart Starr left as quarterbacks coach to other business interests, which included a network broadcasting position with CBS. NFL draft 1973 NFL draft 1973 Green Bay Packers 1 21 Barry Smith Wide receiver Florida State yes 3 74 Tom MacLeod Linebacker Minnesota yes 6 152 Tom Toner Linebacker Idaho State yes 7 177 John Muller Tackle Iowa no 8 202 Hise Austin Cornerback Prairie View A&M yes 9 230 Rick Brown Linebacker Iowa no 10 255 Larry Allen Linebacker Illinois no 11 280 Phil Engle Defensive tackle South Dakota State no 12 308 Larry McCarren Center Illinois yes yes 13 333 Tim Alderson Defensive back Minnesota no 14 358 James Anderson Defensive tackle Northwestern no 15 386 Reggie Echols Wide receiver UCLA no 16 411 Keith Pretty Tight end Western Michigan no 17 436 Harold Sampson Defensive tackle Southern no yes no Undrafted free agents + 1973 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeJames BulgerQuarterbackNotre DameSteve HammittCenterNevada Roster 1973 Green Bay Packers 12 Jim Del Gaizo 17 Jerry Tagge 42 John Brockington 25 Les Goodman 30 Larry Krause 36 MacArthur Lane 31 Perry Williams 46 Leland Glass 80 Barry Smith 22 Jon Staggers 85 Paul Staroba P 37 Ike Thomas CB 86 Mike Donohoe 81 Rich McGeorge 57 Ken Bowman C 71 Kent Branstetter T 68 Gale Gillingham G 72 Dick Himes T 62 Bill Lueck G 54 Larry McCarren C 67 Malcolm Snider T 58 Cal Withrow C 74 Aaron Brown DE 78 Bob Brown DT 76 Mike McCoy DT 75 Dave Pureifory DE 87 Alden Roche DE 83 Clarence Williams DE 53 Fred Carr OLB 50 Jim Carter MLB 51 Larry Hefner MLB 55 Noel Jenke OLB 59 Tom Toner OLB 27 Hise Austin CB 48 Ken Ellis CB 21 Charlie Hall CB/FS 39 Jim Hill FS 29 Al Matthews SS 45 Perry Smith CB 13 Chester Marcol K 28 Willie Buchanon CB (IR) 10px 77 Bill Hayhoe T (IR) 10px 44 Bob Kroll CB (IR) 10px 56 Tom MacLeod LB (IR) 10px 73 Carleton Oats DT (IR) 10px 20 Ron Widby P (IR) 10px 65 Keith Wortman G (IR) 10px  7 Dick Gordon WR 16 Scott Hunter QB 24 Ron McBride RB 11 Charlie Napper QB 70 Lee Nystrom G Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 17, 1973 New York Jets W 23–7 1–0 Milwaukee County Stadium 47,124 2 September 23 Detroit Lions T 13–13 1–0–1 Lambeau Field 55,495 3 September 30 at Minnesota Vikings L 3–11 1–1–1 Metropolitan Stadium 48,176 4 October 7 at New York Giants W 16–14 2–1–1 Yale Bowl 70,050 5 October 14 Kansas City Chiefs T 10–10 2–1–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 46,583 6 October 21 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–24 2–2–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 80,558 7 October 28 at Detroit Lions L 0–34 2–3–2 Tiger Stadium 43,616 8 November 4 Chicago Bears L 17–31 2–4–2 Lambeau Field 56,267 9 November 11 St. Louis Cardinals W 25–21 3–4–2 Lambeau Field 52,922 10 November 18 at New England Patriots L 24–33 3–5–2 Schaefer Stadium 60,525 11 November 26, 1973 at San Francisco 49ers L 6–20 3–6–2 Candlestick Park 49,244 12 December 2 New Orleans Saints W 30–10 4–6–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 46,092 13 December 8, 1973 Minnesota Vikings L 7–31 4–7–2 Lambeau Field 53,830 14 December 16 at Chicago Bears W 21–0 5–7–2 Soldier Field 29,157 Monday (September 17, November 26), Saturday (December 8) Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 Jets 0 0 0 7 Packers 3 10 3 7 September 17 Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 8:00 p.m. 54 F, wind 16 mph on Howard Cosell, Frank Gifford & Don Meredith. ABC yes 1 GB Chester Marcol 9-yard field goal Packers 3–0 2 GB Rich McGeorge 19-yard pass from Scott Hunter (Chester Marcol kick) Packers 10–0 2 GB Chester Marcol 37-yard field goal Packers 13–0 3 GB Chester Marcol 10-yard field goal Packers 16–0 4 GB John Brockington 1-yard run (Chester Marcol kick) Packers 23–0 4 NYJ David Knight 17-yard pass from Al Woodall (Bobby Howfield kick) Packers 23–7 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 4 Packers 7 0 6 3 Giants 7 0 0 7 October 7 Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut 1:00 p.m. 58 F, wind 5 mph on yes 1 NYG Don Herrmann 17-yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick) Giants 7–0 1 GB Jon Staggers 20-yard run (Chester Marcol kick) Tie 7–7 3 GB Chester Marcol 20-yard field goal Packers 10–7 3 GB Chester Marcol 11-yard field goal Packers 13–7 4 NYG Bob Grim 10-yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick) Giants 14–13 4 GB Chester Marcol 32-yard field goal Packers 16–14 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 9 Cardinals 7 0 0 14 Packers 10 12 0 3 November 11 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 1:00 p.m. 34 F, wind 12 mph on yes 1 GB John Brockington 1-yard run (Chester Marcol kick) Packers 7–0 1 GB Chester Marcol 12-yard field goal Packers 10–0 1 STL Donny Anderson 30-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) Packers 10–7 2 GB Jerry Tagge 1-yard run (kick failed) Packers 16–7 2 GB Chester Marcol 32-yard field goal Packers 19–7 2 GB Chester Marcol 24-yard field goal Packers 22–7 4 STL Ahmad Rashad 23-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) Packers 22–14 4 STL Terry Metcalf 2-yard run (Jim Bakken kick) Packers 22–21 4 GB Chester Marcol 9-yard field goal Packers 25–21 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 12 Saints 0 3 7 0 Packers 3 10 7 10 December 2 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 1:00 p.m. 36 F, wind 12 mph on yes 1 GB Chester Marcol 14-yard field goal Packers 3–0 2 GB Al Matthews 58-yard interception return (Chester Marcol kick) Packers 10–0 2 GB Chester Marcol 39-yard field goal Packers 13–0 2 NO Bill McClard 22-yard field goal Packers 13–3 3 NO Jubilee Dunbar 29-yard pass from Archie Manning (Bill McClard kick) Packers 13–10 3 GB Jerry Tagge 41-yard run (Chester Marcol kick) Packers 20–10 4 GB Jim Carter 42-yard interception return (Chester Marcol kick) Packers 27–10 4 GB Chester Marcol 33-yard field goal Packers 30–10 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 14 Packers 7 7 0 7 Bears 0 0 0 0 December 16 Soldier Field, Chicago 1:00 p.m. 24 F, wind 13 mph on yes 1 GB Jon Staggers 20-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Chester Marcol kick) Packers 7–0 2 GB Les Goodman 3-yard run (Chester Marcol kick) Packers 14–0 4 GB Jon Staggers 36-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Chester Marcol kick) Packers 21–0 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings References Sportsencyclopedia.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175609/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html December 16, 2007 Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green Category:Long stubs with short prose