1973 New York Jets season

1973 season of NFL team New York Jets November 2013 March 2026 New York Jets 1973 4–10 4th AFC East Weeb Ewbank Leon Hess Shea Stadium Did not qualify T Winston HillWR Jerome Barkum Jets seasons The 1973 New York Jets season was the fourteenth season for the team and the fourth in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 7–7 record from 1972 under head coach Weeb Ewbank. The Jets finished with a record of 4–10 in the final season under head coach Weeb Ewbank, with their only wins coming against division rivals New England and Baltimore. The Jets' offense was weakened when quarterback Joe Namath suffered a shoulder injury in the second game. The injury was the third time in four seasons that Namath had been sidelined. Namath did not play again until the second half of the tenth game of the season. The memorandum of understanding signed by team original owner (as the New York Titans) Harry Wismer gave Shea Stadium's co-tenants, the New York Mets’, exclusive use of the stadium until they had completed their season. The Jets were required to open 1973 with several road games. As the Mets had a long playoff run to the World Series, the Jets' first six games were on the road.Ryczek, pp. 158-159Chastain, pp. 87–88 The 1973 season would be the last for legendary coach Weeb Ewbank. thumb|right|The Jets playing host to the Buffalo Bills at Shea Stadium during a 1973 home game. Offseason Draft 1973 NFL draft 1973 New York Jets 1 13 Burgess Owens Defensive back Miami (FL) yes Roster New York Jets 1973  6 Bill Demory y 12 Joe Namath 18 Al Woodall  1 Mike Adamle 40 Hank Bjorklund 32 Emerson Boozer 42 Cliff McClain 35 Jim Nance 44 John Riggins 26 Margene Adkins 83 Jerome Barkum  7 Eddie Bell wide receiver 82 David Knight American football y 30 Dennis Cambal 88 Rich Caster 54 Rick Harrell y C 67 Dave Herman American football G 75 Winston Hill T 71 John Mooring T 78 Garry Puetz y G 66 Randy Rasmussen American football, born 1945 G 52 John Schmitt American football C 76 Bob Svihus T 72 Robert Woods offensive tackle y T 80 John Elliott defensive lineman DT/DE 85 Ed Galigher DE 86 Joey Jackson DE 57 John Little American football DT 84 Mark Lomas DE 81 Richard Neal American football DT/DE 87 Steve Thompson defensive tackle, born 1945 DT 62 Al Atkinson MLB 51 Ralph Baker linebacker OLB 55 John Ebersole American football MLB 58 Bill Ferguson American football y OLB 59 Rob Spicer no y OLB 50 Mike Taylor linebacker, born 1949 OLB 53 Bill Zapalac OLB 20 Delles Howell CB 22 Burgess Owens y SS 46 Rich Sowells CB 21 Steve Tannen American football FS 45 Earlie Thomas CB 29 Rocky Turner SS 27 Phil Wise American football FS 10 Julian Fagan P  3 Bobby Howfield K 19 Chris Farasopoulos S IR -- Bob Parrish y no DT IR Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 17 at Green Bay Packers L 7–23 0–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 47,124 2 September 23 at Baltimore Colts W 34–10 1–1 Memorial Stadium 55,942 3 September 30 at Buffalo Bills L 7–9 1–2 Rich Stadium 77,425 4 October 7 at Miami Dolphins L 3–31 1–3 Miami Orange Bowl 63,850 5 October 14 at New England Patriots W 9–7 2–3 Schaefer Stadium 58,659 6 October 21 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–26 2–4 Three Rivers Stadium 48,682 7 October 28 Denver Broncos L 28–40 2–5 Shea Stadium 55,108 8 November 4 Miami Dolphins L 14–24 2–6 Shea Stadium 57,791 9 November 11 New England Patriots W 33–13 3–6 Shea Stadium 51,034 10 November 18 at Cincinnati Bengals L 14–20 3–7 Riverfront Stadium 55,745 11 November 25 Atlanta Falcons L 20–28 3–8 Shea Stadium 47,283 12 December 2 Baltimore Colts W 20–17 4–8 Shea Stadium 51,167 13 December 9 at Philadelphia Eagles L 23–24 4–9 Veterans Stadium 34,621 14 December 16 Buffalo Bills L 14–34 4–10 Shea Stadium 47,740 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Schedule notes: The October 14 game vs. the Patriots was originally scheduled to be played in New York, but due to the New York Mets’ involvement in the World Series, the sites for that game and the November 11 rematch were switched. The October 21 game vs. the Steelers was originally scheduled to be played in New York, but was moved to Pittsburgh due to the Mets' ongoing participation in the World Series. Season summary Week 2 Jets 3 0 10 21 Colts 3 7 0 0 September 23 Memorial Stadium • Baltimore, Maryland 1:00 p.m. EST 55,942 71 °F °C 1Wind 10 mph km/h knots Charlie Jones, Sam DeLuca NBC yes 1 NYJ Bobby Howfield 22 yard field goal Jets 3–0 1 BAL George Hunt 17 yard field goal Tie 3–3 2 BAL Glenn Doughty 23 yard pass from Bert Jones (George Hunt kick) Colts 10–3 3 NYJ Eddie Bell 12 yard pass from Al Woodall (Bobby Howfield kick) Tie 10–10 3 NYJ Bobby Howfield 16 yard field goal Jets 13–10 4 NYJ Emerson Boozer 1 yard pass from Al Woodall (Bobby Howfield kick) Jets 20–10 4 NYJ Ralph Baker 22 yard interception return (Bobby Howfield kick) Jets 27–10 4 NYJ Rich Sowells 30 yard interception return (Bobby Howfield kick) Jets 34–10 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 5 Jets 3 0 3 3 Patriots 0 0 7 0 October 14 Schaefer Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts 1:00 p.m. 64 °F °C 1, wind 23 mph km/h knots Charlie Jones, Sam DeLuca NBC yes 1 NYJ Bobby Howfield 40 yard field goal Jets 3–0 3 NYJ Bobby Howfield 39 yard field goal Jets 6–0 3 NE Will Foster recovered fumble in end zone (Jeff White kick) Patriots 7–6 4 NYJ Bobby Howfield 22 yard field goal Jets 9–7 yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197310140nwe.htm New York Jets at New England Patriots - October 14th, 1973 Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 6 at Steelers 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season New York Jets 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed New York Jets (2–3) at Pittsburgh Steelers (4–1) October 21 1:00 p.m. EDT Jets 7 7 0 0 Steelers 0 9 3 14 Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 48,682 50 F C • Wind 9 John McDonough NBC Charlie Jones, Al DeRogatis Pro-Football-Reference.com Jets Bill Demory6/15, 84 Yds, TD, 3 INT John Riggins15 Rush, 42 Yds, TD Rich Caster1 Rec, 28 Yds, TD Steelers Terry Bradshaw8/18, 119 Yds, INT Franco Harris25 Rush, 102 Yds, TD Ron Shanklin3 Rec, 68 Yds, TD NYJ PIT collapsed 1 Jets RushTD Riggins 1 good Howfield run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 2 Steelers FG 27 Gerela 7 3 2 Steelers FG 29 Gerela 7 6 2 Jets RecTD Caster Demory 28 good Howfield run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 6 2 Steelers FG 36 Gerela 14 9 3 Steelers FG 13 Gerela 14 12 4 Steelers RecTD Shanklin Hanratty 16 good Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 19 4 Steelers RushTD Harris 2 good Gerela run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 26 14 26 Standings NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 296 References Bibliography Ryczek, William J. (2009). Crash of the Titans: The Early Years of the New York Jets and the AFL (revised ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co. 978-0-7864-4126-6. Chastain, Bill (2010). 100 Things Jets Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die. Chicago: Triumph Books. 978-1-60078-522-1. External links 1973 statistics Category:New York Jets seasons New York Jets New York Jets season Category:1970s in Queens Category:Long stubs with short prose