1973 New York Giants season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 1973-giants-mediaguide.jpg New York Giants 1973 2–11–1 5th NFC East Ray Walsh Alex Webster Yankee Stadium (2 games),Yale Bowl (5 games) Did not qualify None The 1973 New York Giants season was the franchise's 49th season in the National Football League (NFL). The season saw the Giants attempting to improve on their 8–6 record from 1972. However, the Giants suffered one of the worst seasons in franchise history, finishing 2–11–1. The two wins were against the Houston Oilers and the St. Louis Cardinals while the tie was against archrival Philadelphia in week two. That was the last Giants game at Yankee Stadium, which underwent a multi-year renovation, requiring a temporary move to the Yale Bowl in Connecticut.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6h1OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1656%2C4398660 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Giants permitted to use Yale Bowl March 11, 1973 1, sports Palmer Stadium at Princeton University in New Jersey had also been considered.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2v8gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zXQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4986%2C1294112 The Day New London, Connecticut Associated Press Yale insists Hartford keep Giants TV rights March 9, 1973 15 The Giants' two wins in 1973 equaled the second fewest the team had ever posted and it was their worst record since 1966 (1–12–1). To add injury to insult, former quarterback Fran Tarkenton, who was traded after the 1971 season,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=syIiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mXQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=936%2C3990608 The Day New London, Connecticut Lowitt Bruce Fran Tarkenton traded to Minnesota January 28, 1972 16 led the Minnesota Vikings (12–2) to the NFC title; they defeated the Giants 31–7 in the Yale Bowl in the regular season finale.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EucpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=InIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=985%2C2848531 The Day New London, Connecticut Associated Press Hall Dan Grant: Good playoff rehearsal December 17, 1973 38 Fifth-year head coach Alex Webster, a longtime Giant running back, was forced to resign,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D-cpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=InIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1119%2C2266953 The Day New London, Connecticut Associated Press Lowitt Bruce December 13, 1973 34 replaced in mid-January by Bill Arnsparger, the defensive coordinator of the two-time Super Bowl champion Miami Dolphins.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_Z4rAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T_wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5171%2C2067440 Nashua Telegraph New Hampshire Associated Press Giants to announce new coach today January 16, 1974 41https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uOsgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CXIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1158%2C2357981 The Day New London, Connecticut Associated Press Rothenberg Fred Bill Arnsparger gets Giants job January 17, 1974 29 The Giants were at the Yale Bowl again in 1974, moved to Shea Stadium in 1975 (co-tenant with the Jets, Mets, and Yankees), and to Giants Stadium in New Jersey in 1976. Offseason Draft 1973 NFL draft 1973 New York Giants 2 40 Brad Van Pelt Linebacker Michigan State yes yes 3 69 Rich Glover Defensive tackle Nebraska yes no 5 119 Leon McQuay RB Tampa no no 6 147 Wade Brantley DT Troy State yes no 7 172 Rod Freeman TE Vanderbilt no no 8 198 George Hasenohrl DT Ohio State no no 9 225 Ty Paine QB Washington State no no 10 250 Walter Love DB Westminster yes no 11 275 William Wideman DT North Carolina A&T no 12 303 Ron Lumpkin DB Arizona State yes no 13 328 Clifton Davis RB Alcorn A&M no no 14 353 Brian Kelley LB Cal Lutheran yes no 15 381 Carl Schaukowitch G Penn State no no 16 406 Ben Nitka P Colorado College no no 17 430 John Billizon DE Grambling State no no Undrafted free agents + 1973 undrafted free agents of note Player Position College Leo Gasienica Quarterback Rutgers Personnel Staff / Coaches 1973 New York Giants Co-Owner - Tim Mara Co-Owner / President – Wellington Mara General manager – Ray Walsh Director of Player Personnel - Jim Lee Howell Director of Pro Personnel – Jim Trimble Scouts - Roosevelt Brown, Ken Kavanaugh, Allan Webb Head coach – Alex Webster Offensive Coordinator - Joe Walton Quarterbacks / Wide Receivers - Joe Walton Offensive Line – Ray Wietecha Defensive Coordinator – Jim Garrett Defensive Line – Jim Katcavage Defensive Backs - Emlen Tunnell Linebackers – Matt Hazeltine None - N/A None - N/A Roster 1973 New York Giants 11 Randy Johnson quarterback 16 Norm Snead 29 Vince Clements 30 Ron Johnson running back 49 Joe Orduna 34 Jack Rizzo 23 Johnny Roland 27 Bob Grim American football 85 Don Herrmann 84 Rich Houston 83 Tom Gatewood 38 Bob Tucker American football 60 Bart Buetow T 65 Mark Ellison American football G 62 Dick Enderle G 52 John Hill American football T 50 Bob Hyland C 53 Greg Larson C 63 Doug Van Horn G/T 69 Willie Young offensive tackle, born 1943 T 79 Carter Campbell DE 77 Rich Glover y DT 68 Dan Goich DT 75 Larry Jacobson DE 51 John Douglas linebacker OLB 58 Jim Files MLB 56 Pat Hughes American football OLB 55 Brian Kelley American football y OLB 80 Henry Reed American football OLB 10 Brad Van Pelt y OLB 45 Pete Athas CB 21 Otto Brown CB/S 24 Chuck Crist SS 44 Richmond Flowers Jr. SS 22 Honor Jackson CB 43 Spider Lockhart FS 47 Ron Lumpkin y SS 41 Willie Williams cornerback, born 1941 CB 11 Tom Blanchard P  3 Pete Gogolak K -- Wade Brantley y no DT IR -- Clifton Davis y no RB IR 31 Charlie Evans American football RB Susp. 64 John Mendenhall American football DT IR 18 Eldridge Small CB IR 72 Joe Taffoni T IR 22 Rocky Thompson American football RB IR 71 Dave Tipton DE IR 81 Jack Gregory defensive end DE 67 Ron Hornsby LB 46 Walt Love American football y WR Regular season With Yankee Stadium undergoing refurbishment after the 1973 baseball season, the Giants played their final game there on September 23, against the Philadelphia Eagles, a 23–23 tie.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HusgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4HEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2704%2C3326689 The Day New London, Connecticut Associated Press Lowitt Bruce Giants take Eagles lightly and settle for tie at end September 24, 1973 21 The Giants played their final five home games that season at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p.284 On November 18, they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 24–13, their only victory ever recorded at Yale Bowl. They were winless in seven home games there in 1974, and moved to Shea Stadium for one season in 1975. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 16 Houston Oilers W 34–14 1–0 Yankee Stadium 57,979 2 September 23 Philadelphia Eagles T 23–23 1–0–1 Yankee Stadium 62,289 3 September 30 at Cleveland Browns L 10–12 1–1–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 76,065 4 October 7 Green Bay Packers L 14–16 1–2–1 Yale Bowl 70,050 5 October 14 Washington Redskins L 3–21 1–3–1 Yale Bowl 70,168 6 October 21 at Dallas Cowboys L 28–45 1–4–1 Texas Stadium 58,741 7 October 28 at St. Louis Cardinals L 27–35 1–5–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 47,589 8 November 4 at Oakland Raiders L 0–42 1–6–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 51,200 9 November 11 Dallas Cowboys L 10–23 1–7–1 Yale Bowl 70,128 10 November 18 St. Louis Cardinals W 24–13 2–7–1 Yale Bowl 65,795 11 November 25 at Philadelphia Eagles L 16–20 2–8–1 Veterans Stadium 63,086 12 December 2 at Washington Redskins L 24–27 2–9–1 RFK Stadium 53,590 13 December 10, 1973 at Los Angeles Rams L 6–40 2–10–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 73,328 14 December 16 Minnesota Vikings L 7–31 2–11–1 Yale Bowl 70,041 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. 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