1973 San Francisco 49ers season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 San Francisco 49ers 1973 5–9 3rd NFC West Josephine MorabitoJane Morabito Louis Spadia Dick Nolan Candlestick Park Did not qualify C Forrest BlueG Woody PeoplesTE Ted KwalickOLB Dave WilcoxP Tom Wittum 49ers seasons thumb | right | alt=The uniform of the San Francisco 49ers, 1970-1975. | The uniform of the San Francisco 49ers, 1970-1975. The 1973 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 24th season in the National Football League and their 28th overall. They began the season hoping to improve on their previous years' output of 8–5–1, and looking to make the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. However, the team finished 5–9 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/1973.htm 1973 San Francisco 49ers Statistics & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in four years. After the season, quarterback John Brodie retired after 17 years in the NFL, all with the 49ers.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=68YsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0AkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1044%2C5466031 Wilmington Morning Star UPI Brodie will sub Bible for passing November 23, 1973 7C Offseason NFL draft 1973 NFL draft 1973 San Francisco 49ers 1 18 Mike Holmes Wide receiver Texas Southern played with the 49ers beginning in 1974 2 41 Willie Harper Linebacker Nebraska yes 5 112 Mike Fulk Linebacker Indiana 5 122 Ed Beverly Wide receiver Arizona State yes 6 149 Arthur Moore Nose tackle Tulsa 7 174 John Mitchell Linebacker Alabama 8 201 Dave Atkins Running back UTEP yes 9 226 Roger Praetorius Running back Syracuse 10 253 Charlie Hunt Linebacker Florida State yes 11 278 Tom Dahlberg Running back Gustavus Adolphus 12 305 Larry Pettus Tackle Tennessee State 13 330 Alan Kelso Center Washington 14 357 Dennis Morrison Quarterback Kansas State played with the 49ers in 1974 15 382 Mike Bettiga Wide receiver Humboldt State played with the 49ers in 1974 16 409 Mike Oven Tight end Georgia Tech 17 434 Bob Erickson Guard North Dakota State no no Personnel Staff / Coaches 1973 San Francisco 49ers Team Owner(s) - Josephine Morabito & Jane Morabito General manager / Team President – Louis Spadia Personnel Scout - Dick Gallagher Head coach - Dick Nolan Offensive Coordinator - Jim Shofner Quarterbacks / Wide Receivers – Jim Shofner Offensive Backs – Doug Scovil Offensive Line / Blocking – Dick Stanfel Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line – Paul Wiggin Linebackers – Ed Beard Defensive Backfield / Secondary – Don Heinrich Special Teams – Ed Beard & Chet Franklin Roster 1973 San Francisco 49ers 47 4 0 12 John Brodie 10 Dennis Morrison y 19 Joe Reed quarterback 11 Steve Spurrier 29 Dave Atkins American football y 42 Doug Cunningham American football 33 Randy Jackson running back 24 Jimmy Thomas American football 22 Vic Washington 40 Ken Willard 46 Danny Abramowicz 80 Mike Bettiga y 81 Ed Beverly y no 17 John Isenbarger 18 Gene Washington American football, born 1947 82 Ted Kwalick 88 Dick Witcher 79 Cas Banaszek T 77 Jean Barrett American football T 65 Randy Beisler G 75 Forrest Blue C 63 Ed Hardy American football G 69 Woody Peoples G 76 Len Rohde T 67 John Watson American football G 72 Bill Belk DE 86 Cedrick Hardman DE 53 Tommy Hart DE 74 Stan Hindman DT 56 Bob Hoskins American football DT 70 Charlie Krueger DT 78 Rolf Krueger DT 59 Willie Harper y OLB 61 Charlie Hunt y OLB 57 Frank Nunley MLB 84 Dave Olerich OLB 58 Jim Sniadecki MLB 52 Skip Vanderbundt OLB 64 Dave Wilcox OLB 43 Windlan Hall FS 37 Jimmy Johnson cornerback CB 49 Ralph McGill American football CB/S 32 Mel Phillips SS 38 Mike Simpson American football FS 44 Bruce Taylor American football CB 30 Bruce Gossett K 13 Tom Wittum P 83 Terry Beasley WR IR 55 Mike Fulk y no LB IR 20 Mike Holmes wide receiver y CB/S IR 35 Larry Schreiber RB IR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 July 28, 1973 vs. New England Patriots W 20–7 1–0 Fawcett Stadium 19,685 2 August 6, 1973 at Cleveland Browns W 27–16 2–0 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 65,707 3 August 11, 1973 vs. New York Jets L 14–34 2–1 Tampa Stadium 46,477 4 August 19 San Diego Chargers W 19–7 3–1 Candlestick Park 54,977 5 August 26 Denver Broncos W 43–7 4–1 Candlestick Park 59,097 6 September 1, 1973 at Oakland Raiders L 17–23 4–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 53,612 7 September 7, 1973 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–38 4–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 57,687https://www.profootballarchives.com/1973nflsf.html 1973 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) Pro Football Archives October 31, 2023 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 16 at Miami Dolphins L 13–21 0–1 Miami Orange Bowl 68,275 2 September 23 at Denver Broncos W 36–34 1–1 Mile High Stadium 50,966 3 September 30 Los Angeles Rams L 20–40 1–2 Candlestick Park 57,487 4 October 7 at Atlanta Falcons W 13–9 2–2 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 51,107 5 October 14 Minnesota Vikings L 13–17 2–3 Candlestick Park 56,438 6 October 21 New Orleans Saints W 40–0 3–3 Candlestick Park 52,881 7 October 28 Atlanta Falcons L 3–17 3–4 Candlestick Park 56,825 8 November 4 at Detroit Lions L 20–30 3–5 Tiger Stadium 49,531 9 November 11 at Washington Redskins L 9–33 3–6 RFK Stadium 54,381 10 November 18 at Los Angeles Rams L 13–31 3–7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 78,358 11 November 26 Green Bay Packers W 20–6 4–7 Candlestick Park 49,244 12 December 2 Philadelphia Eagles W 38–28 5–7 Candlestick Park 51,155 13 December 9 at New Orleans Saints L 10–16 5–8 Tulane Stadium 62,490 14 December 15, 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–37 5–9 Candlestick Park 52,252 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 2: at Denver Broncos 49ers 0 20 10 6 Broncos 10 3 7 14 September 23 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 2:00 p.m. 66 °F 1, wind 16 mph km/h knots yes 1 DEN Jerry Simmons 18 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) Broncos 7–0 1 DEN Jim Turner 34 yard field goal Broncos 10–0 2 DEN Jim Turner 28 yard field goal Broncos 13–0 2 SF Bruce Gossett 22 yard field goal Broncos 13–3 2 SF Jimmy Thomas 5 yard run (Bruce Gossett kick) Broncos 13–10 2 SF John Brodie 1 yard run (Bruce Gossett kick) 49ers 17–13 2 SF Bruce Gossett 39 yard field goal 49ers 20–13 3 SF Bruce Gossett 14 yard field goal 49ers 23–13 3 SF Vic Washington 1 yard run (Bruce Gossett kick) 49ers 30–13 3 DEN Floyd Little 1 yard run (Jim Turner kick) 49ers 30–20 4 SF Bruce Gossett 46 yard field goal 49ers 33–20 4 DEN Gene Washington 19 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) 49ers 33–27 4 DEN Floyd Little 1 yard run (Jim Turner kick) Broncos 34–33 4 SF Bruce Gossett 39 yard field goal 49ers 36–34 yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197309230den.htm San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos - September 23rd, 1973 Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings References Category:San Francisco 49ers seasons San Francisco 49ers Category:1973 in San Francisco San Category:Long stubs with short prose