1973 Philadelphia Eagles season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Philadelphia Eagles 1973 5–8–1 3rd NFC East Mike McCormack Leonard Tose Veterans Stadium Did not qualify TE Charle YoungWR Harold CarmichaelQB Roman GabrielPR Bill Bradley Eagles seasons The 1973 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise'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 conclusion of the 1972 season, Philadelphia Eagles' head coach Ed Khayat was dismissed from his position. Shortly after, the team hired Mike McCormack, who had previously served as an assistant coach for the Washington Redskins between 1965 and 1972, as the new head coach. The Eagles moved their training camp from Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, to Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania, a short distance from Veterans Stadium. NFL draft 1973 NFL draft = Pro BowlerPlayers are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.= Hall of Famer Rd PICKPLAYERPOSITION SCHOOL 1 3 Jerry Sisemore OTTexas 1 6This pick was traded to the Eagles from the San Diego Chargers. Charle Young TE USC 2 28Guy W. MorrissGTCU 3 55 Randy LoganDBMichigan 6 132Bob PicardWREastern Washington 7 159Will WynnDETennessee State 8 184Dan LinterDBIndiana 9 211John NokesLBNorthern Illinois 11 263Gary van ElstDTMichigan State 12 288Joe LavenderCBSan Diego State 13 315Stan DavisWRMemphis State 14 340Ralph SacraTTexas A&M 15 367Ken SchlezesDBNotre Dame 16 392Frank DowsingDBMississippi State 17 419Greg OliverRBTrinity Personnel Staff / Coaches 1973 Philadelphia Eagles Owner – Leonard Tose General manager – Jim Murray Head coach – Mike McCormack Offensive Passing Game Coordinator - Boyd Dowler Running Backs – John Idzik Wide Receivers – Dick Coury Offensive Line – John Sandusky Defensive Coordinator – Walt Michaels Defensive Line – Jerry Wampfler Linebackers - Walt Michaels Defensive Backs / Secondary – John Mazur Special Teams Assistant – Dick LeBeau Roster 1973 Philadelphia Eagles  5 Roman Gabriel  7 John Reaves 31 Tom Bailey American football 46 Lee Bouggess 36 Norm Bulaich 27 Po James 48 Greg Oliver y American football 25 Tom Sullivan American football 17 Harold Carmichael 21 Wes Chesson 81 Stan Davis American football y 82 Bob Picard y 80 Don Zimmerman wide receiver 87 Kent Kramer 86 Charle Young y 59 Mike Evans offensive lineman C 72 Wade Key G 66 Roy Kirksey G 63 Tom Luken American football G 62 Guy Morriss y C 68 Mark Nordquist G 76 Jerry Sisemore y T 74 Steve Smith offensive lineman T 73 Dick Stevens T 61 Bill Dunstan y DT 84 Richard Harris American football DT 83 Don Hultz DE 88 Gary Pettigrew DT 77 Gerry Philbin DE 75 Dennis Wirgowski DE 56 Dean Halverson OLB 85 Marlin McKeever MLB 52 Kevin Reilly American football y OLB 54 Tom Roussel OLB 96 John Sodaski OLB 39 Kermit Alexander SS 29 Bill Bradley American football FS/P  8 Al Coleman FS 30 Joe Lavender y CB 41 Randy Logan y SS 20 John Outlaw CB 19 Tom Dempsey K 12 Tom McNeill P 95 John Bunting American football LB IR 18 Ben Hawkins American football WR IR 80 Clark Hoss TE IR  6 Jim Maxwell no QB IR 26 Al Nelson CB IR 67 Vernon Winfield G IR 71 Will Wynn American football y DE IR 89 Steve Zabel LB IR 11 Rick Arrington QB -- Roger Williams y no CB Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Attendance 1 September 16 St. Louis Cardinals L 34–23 61,103 2 September 23 at New York Giants T 23–23 62,289 3 September 30 Washington Redskins L 28–7 64,147 4 October 7 at Buffalo Bills L 27–26 72,364 5 October 14 at St. Louis Cardinals W 27–24 44,400 6 October 21 at Minnesota Vikings L 28–21 47,478 7 October 28 Dallas Cowboys W 30–16 63,300 8 November 4 New England Patriots W 24–23 65,070 9 November 11 Atlanta Falcons L 44–27 63,114 10 November 18 at Dallas Cowboys L 31–10 59,375 11 November 25 New York Giants W 20–16 63,086 12 December 2 at San Francisco 49ers L 38–28 51,155 13 December 9 New York Jets W 24–23 34,621 14 December 16 at Washington Redskins L 38–20 49,484 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 2 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.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p.284 Week 5 Eagles 0 7 3 17 Cardinals 0 3 14 7 October 14 Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri 1:00 p.m. 44,400 63 °F °C 1, wind 8 mph km/h knots yes 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 yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197310140crd.htm Philadelphia Eagles at St. Louis Cardinals - October 14th, 1973 Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 8 Patriots 7 3 7 6 Eagles 0 0 21 3 November 4 Veterans Stadium 1:00 p.m. EST yes Q1 NE Stingley 16 yard pass from Plunkett (White kick) NE 7–0 Q2 NE White 33 yard field goal NE 10–0 Q3 NE Stingley 14 yard pass from Plunkett (White kick) NE 17–0 Q3 PHI Young 20 yard pass from Gabriel (Dempsey kick) NE 17–7 Q3 PHI Young 7 yard pass from Gabriel (Dempsey kick) NE 17–14 Q3 PHI Wynn 24 yard fumble return (Dempsey kick) PHI 21–17 Q4 NE Cunningham 4 yard run (kick failed) NE 23–21 Q4 PHI Dempsey 12 yard field goal PHI 24–23 yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197311040phi.htm New England Patriots at Philadelphia Eagles - November 4th, 1973 Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings 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 Notes "note" References External links https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/1973.htm 1973 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com 1973 Philadelphia Eagles at jt-sw.com Category:Philadelphia Eagles seasons Philadelphia Eagles Philadel Category:1973 in Philadelphia