1973 Dallas Cowboys season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Dallas Cowboys 1973 10–4 1st NFC East Tom Landry Tex Schramm Clint Murchison, Jr. Texas Stadium Won Divisional Playoffs(vs. Rams) 27–16Lost NFC Championship(vs. Vikings) 10–27 None Cowboys seasons The 1973 Dallas Cowboys season was their 14th in the league. The team matched their previous output of 10–4.1973 Dallas Cowboys They qualified for the playoffs for the eighth straight season. After a 4–3 start the Cowboys won six of their last seven games to win the NFC East with a solid 10–4 record. In the Divisional Playoffs the Dallas Cowboys beat the Los Angeles Rams 27–16 in Texas Stadium to earn their fourth straight Championship Game Appearance. However, not even the home crowd at Texas Stadium could help the Cowboys as they fell to the Minnesota Vikings 27–10. This was Roger Staubach's first full season as the starting quarterback. Dallas had posted a 7-0 record against former AFL teams after the 1970 merger until it lost 14-7 to defending Super Bowl champion Miami on Thanksgiving Day. NFL draft 1973 NFL draft 1973 Dallas Cowboys 1 20 Billy Joe Dupree TE Michigan State yes yes 2 46 Golden Richards WR Hawaii yes 3 53 Harvey Martin DE East Texas State yes yes 4 98 Drane Scrivener DB Tulsa no 5 126 Bruce Walton OT UCLA yes 6 151 Bob Leyen OG Yale no 7 176 Rodrigo Barnes LB Rice yes 8 204 Dan Werner QB Michigan State no 9 229 Mike White DB Minnesota no 10 254 Carl Johnson LB Tennessee no 11 282 Gerald Caswell OG Colorado State no 12 307 Jim Arneson OG Arizona yes 13 332 John Smith WR UCLA no 14 360 Bob Thornton OG North Carolina no 15 385 Walt Baisy LB Grambling yes 16 410 John Conley TE Hawaii no 17 438 Les Strayhorn RB East Carolina yes Roster Dallas Cowboys 1973 roster Quarterbacks 14 Craig Morton 12 Roger Staubach Running backs 32 Walt Garrison 35 Calvin Hill 44 Robert Newhouse 33 Cyril Pinder 40 Les Strayhorn Wide receivers 22 Bob Hayes 23 Mike Montgomery 88 Drew Pearson 83 Golden Richards Tight ends 89 Billy Joe DuPree 84 Jean Fugett Offensive linemen 64 Jim Arneson G 62 John Fitzgerald C 51 Dave Manders C 73 Ralph Neely T 76 John Niland G 61 Blaine Nye G 71 Rodney Wallace T/G 70 Rayfield Wright T Defensive linemen 63 Larry Cole DE 77 Bill Gregory DT/DE 74 Bob Lilly DT 79 Harvey Martin DE 75 Jethro Pugh DT 67 Pat Toomay DELinebackers 53 John Babinecz OLB 56 Rodrigo Barnes MLB 52 Dave Edwards OLB 55 Lee Roy Jordan MLB 50 D. 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Lewis OLB Defensive backs 31 Benny Barnes CB 34 Cornell Green SS 43 Cliff Harris FS 20 Mel Renfro CB 46 Mark Washington CB 41 Charlie Waters CB Special teams 81 Marv Bateman P 15 Toni Fritsch KReserve lists 17 Mike Clark K (IR) 10px 54 Chuck Howley LB (Ret.) 57 Mike Keller MLB (IR) 10px 82 Otto Stowe WR (IR) 10px 87 Billy Truax TE (IR) 10px Taxi Squad 18 Jack Concannon QB 45 Larry Robinson RB 86 John Smith WR 78 Bruce Walton T Rookies in italics 40 active, 9 inactive Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site Attendance Recap 1 September 16 at Chicago Bears W 20–17 1–0 Soldier Field 49,970 Recap 2 September 24, 1973 New Orleans Saints W 40–3 2–0 Texas Stadium 52,715 Recap 3 September 30 St. Louis Cardinals W 45–10 3–0 Texas Stadium 64,729 Recap 4 October 8, 1973 at Washington Redskins L 7–14 3–1 RFK Stadium 54,314 Recap 5 October 14 at Los Angeles Rams L 31–37 3–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 81,428 Recap 6 October 21 New York Giants W 45–28 4–2 Texas Stadium 58,741 Recap 7 October 28 at Philadelphia Eagles L 16–30 4–3 Veterans Stadium 63,300 Recap 8 November 4 Cincinnati Bengals W 38–10 5–3 Texas Stadium 54,944 Recap 9 November 11 at New York Giants W 23–10 6–3 Yale Bowl 70,128 Recap 10 November 18 Philadelphia Eagles W 31–10 7–3 Texas Stadium 59,375 Recap 11 November 22 Miami Dolphins L 7–14 7–4 Texas Stadium 58,089 Recap 12 December 2 at Denver Broncos W 22–10 8–4 Mile High Stadium 51,508 Recap 13 December 9 Washington Redskins W 27–7 9–4 Texas Stadium 62,195 Recap 14 December 16 at St. Louis Cardinals W 30–3 10–4 Busch Memorial Stadium 43,946 Recap Division opponents are in bold text https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1973.htm 1973 Dallas Cowboys Statistics & Players Standings Season summary Week 1 at Bears Dallas Cowboys 1973 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Dallas Cowboys (0–0) at Chicago Bears (0–0) September 16 1:00 p.m. CST Cowboys 0 17 0 3 Bears 3 0 7 7 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 49,970 55 F C Box Score First quarter CHI – Mac Percival 33-yard field goal. Bears 3–0. Second quarter DAL – Toni Fritsch 25-yard field goal. Tie 3–3. DAL – Otto Stowe 21-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick). Cowboys 10–3. DAL – Bob Hayes 18-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick). Cowboys 17–3. Third quarterCHI – Ike Hill 59-yard punt return (Mac Percival kick). Cowboys 17–10.Fourth quarter''' CHI – Carl Garrett 15-yard run (Mac Percival kick). Tie 17–17.DAL – Toni Fritsch 11-yard field goal. Cowboys 20–17.'' Top passers DAL – Roger Staubach – 9/22, 91 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT CHI – Bobby Douglass – 6/13, 52 yards, INT Top rushers DAL – Calvin Hill – 31 rushes, 130 yards CHI – Jim Harrison – 16 rushes, 70 yards Top receivers DAL – Calvin Hill – 4 receptions, 28 yards CHI – Jim Harrison – 4 receptions, 30 yards Week 2 Saints 0 3 0 0 Cowboys 12 0 21 7 September 24 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 8:00 p.m. 76 F; wind 17 mph on ABC yes Q1 DAL Calvin Hill 7 yard run (Toni Fritsch kick) DAL 7–0 Q1 DAL Safety, O'Neal tackled by B. Barnes in end zone DAL 9–0 Q1 DAL Toni Fritsch 27 yard field goal DAL 12–0 Q2 NO Happy Feller 9 yard field goal DAL 12–3 Q3 DAL Robert Newhouse 3 yard run (Toni Fritsch kick) DAL 19–3 Q3 DAL Robert Newhouse 2 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) DAL 26–3 Q3 DAL Mike Montgomery 7 yard pass from Craig Morton (Toni Fritsch kick) DAL 33–3 Q4 DAL Les Strayhorn 1 yard run (Toni Fritsch kick) DAL 40–3 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Mar-03. Week 3 Cardinals 0 0 3 7 Cowboys 14 10 7 14 September 30 Texas Stadium 2:00 p.m. EST 71 F; wind 5 mph on yes Q1 DAL DuPree 8 yard pass from Staubach (Fritsch kick) DAL 7–0 Q1 DAL Hill 19 yard run (Fritsch kick) DAL 14–0 Q2 DAL Fritsch 24 yard field goal DAL 17–0 Q2 DAL Staubach 1 yard run (Fritsch kick) DAL 24–0 Q3 STL Bakken 16 yard field goal DAL 24–3 Q3 DAL DuPree 2 yard pass from Staubach DAL 31–3 Q4 DAL Richards 53 yard pass from Staubach (Fritsch kick) DAL 38–3 Q4 STL Anderson 1 yard run (Bakken kick) DAL 38–10 Q4 DAL DuPree 1 yard pass from Staubach (Fritsch kick) DAL 45–10 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Oct-23. Week 4 October 2015 Week 10 Eagles 3 7 0 0 Cowboys 0 14 7 10 November 18 Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas 1:00 p.m. 70 F • Wind 14 mph on yes 1 PHI Tom Dempsey 17 yard field goal Eagles 3–0 2 PHI Charle Young 80 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick) Eagles 10–0 2 DAL Roger Staubach 1 yard run (Toni Fritsch kick) Eagles 10–7 2 DAL Walt Garrison 2 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) Cowboys 14–10 3 DAL Bob Hayes 28 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) Cowboys 21–10 4 DAL Walt Garrison 1 yard run (Toni Fritsch kick) Cowboys 28–10 4 DAL Toni Fritsch 23 yard field goal Cowboys 31–10 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Playoffs 1973–74 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Game Site Attendance Recap Divisional December 23, 1973 Los Angeles Rams W 27–16 Texas Stadium 64,291 Recap NFC Championship December 30, 1973 Minnesota Vikings L 10–27 Texas Stadium 60,272 Recap Publications The Football Encyclopedia 0-312-11435-4 Total Football 0-06-270170-3 Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes 0-446-51950-2 References External links 1973 Dallas Cowboys Pro Football Hall of Fame Dallas Cowboys Official Site Category:Dallas Cowboys seasons Category:NFC East championship seasons Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys