1973_San_Diego_Chargers_season

1973 San Diego Chargers season
1973 San Diego Chargers season
Owner	Eugene V. Klein
General manager	Harland Svare
Head coach	Harland Svare
Home field	San Diego Stadium
Results
Record	2–11–1
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
AP All-Pros	None
	← 1972; Chargers seasons; 1974 →;

1973 San Diego Chargers season

1973 NFL team season

The 1973 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's fourth season in the National Football League (NFL), and its 14th overall.

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The team was coming off a season that ended with a 4–9–1 record. Although he was offered a five-year contract toward the end of the previous season, 1973 would prove to be Harland Svare's final season as the team's head coach.

The team obtained quarterback Johnny Unitas in a trade with the Baltimore Colts, but Unitas was a shell of his former greatness. In the middle of the season he was replaced at quarterback by a rookie Dan Fouts, the team's third-round pick in that year's draft.^[3]

Regular season

Game summaries

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Fouts would go on to play 15 seasons for the Chargers, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1973 San Diego Chargers draft
1	25	Johnny Rodgers	Wide receiver	Nebraska	Joined the Chargers in 1977 after initially playing in the Canadian Football League
3	64	Dan Fouts * ^†	Quarterback	Oregon
4	84	Jim Thaxton	Tight end	Tennessee State
4	97	Bill Singletary	Linebacker	Temple
5	123	Willie McGee	Wide receiver	Alcorn State
5	125	Jon Knoble	Linebacker	Weber State
6	135	Marvin Roberts	Center	Michigan State
9	214	Tab Bennett	Linebacker	Illinois
10	239	Cliff Burnett	Defensive end	Montana
11	268	Jay Douglas	Center	Memphis
12	293	Lynn Ahrens	Tackle	Eastern Montana
13	318	Alfred Reese	Running back	Tennessee State
14	343	Tony Adams	Quarterback	Utah State
15	372	Gary Parris	Tight end	Florida State
16	397	Joe Petty	Defensive back	Arizona State University
17	422	Barry Darrow	Tackle	Montana
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 13 Wayne Clark 14 Dan Fouts 19 Johnny Unitas Running backs 37 Cid Edwards FB 20 Mike Garrett 26 Clinton Jones 35 Bob Thomas Wide receivers 81 Ron Holliday 25 Jerry LeVias 28 Willie McGee Tight ends 88 Pettis Norman 80 Gary Parris 86 Jim Thaxton		Offensive linemen 61 Al Dennis G 52 Jay Douglas C 55 Carl Mauck C 76 Terry Owens T 78 Walt Sweeney G 70 Russ Washington T 62 Ralph Wenzel G 63 Doug Wilkerson G Defensive linemen 87 Lionel Aldridge DE 79 Coy Bacon DE 64 Dave Costa DT 77 Ron East DT 75 Deacon Jones DE 51 Pete Lazetich DE 71 Cal Snowden DE 68 Gregory Wojcik DT		Linebackers 54 Carl Gersbach 66 Rick Redman 57 Floyd Rice 53 Mel Rogers 82 Tim Rossovich 58 Mike Stratton Defensive backs 40 Joe Beauchamp CB 39 Lenny Dunlap CB 44 Chris Fletcher FS 24 Bob Howard CB 30 Bryant Salter SS 48 Ron Smith SS Special teams 29 Dennis Partee P 15 Ray Wersching K		Reserve lists 27 Gary Garrison WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 16	at Washington Redskins	L 0–38	0–1	RFK Stadium	53,589	Recap
2	September 23	Buffalo Bills	W 34–7	1–1	San Diego Stadium	47,588	Recap
3	September 30	Cincinnati Bengals	L 13–20	1–2	San Diego Stadium	46,733	Recap
4	October 7	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 21–38	1–3	Three Rivers Stadium	48,795	Recap
5	October 14	Oakland Raiders	L 17–27	1–4	San Diego Stadium	50,672	Recap
6	October 21	Atlanta Falcons	L 0–41	1–5	San Diego Stadium	41,527	Recap
7	October 28	at Cleveland Browns	T 16–16	1–5–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	68,244	Recap
8	November 4	Kansas City Chiefs	L 0–19	1–6–1	San Diego Stadium	50,234	Recap
9	November 11	at Denver Broncos	L 19–30	1–7–1	Mile High Stadium	51,034	Recap
10	November 18	New Orleans Saints	W 17–14	2–7–1	San Diego Stadium	34,848	Recap
11	November 25	at Oakland Raiders	L 3–31	2–8–1	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	40,195	Recap
12	December 2	at New England Patriots	L 14–30	2–9–1	Schaefer Stadium	58,150	Recap
13	December 9	Denver Broncos	L 28–42	2–10–1	San Diego Stadium	44,954	Recap
14	December 16	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 6–33	2–11–1	Arrowhead Stadium	43,755	Recap

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	0	0	0
Redskins	21	0	7	10	38

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	7	0	0	7
Chargers	7	7	14	6	34

1973_San_Diego_Chargers_season

1973 San Diego Chargers season

Offseason

NFL draft

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Washington Redskins

Week 2: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 3: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 4: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 5: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 6: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 7: at Cleveland Browns

Week 8: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 9: at Denver Broncos

Week 10: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 11: at Oakland Raiders

Week 12: at New England Patriots

Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 14: at Kansas City Chiefs

Standings

References

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AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders	9	4	1	.679	4–1–1	7–3–1	292	175	W4
Kansas City Chiefs	7	5	2	.571	4–2	6–4–1	231	192	W1
Denver Broncos	7	5	2	.571	3–2–1	7–2–1	354	296	L1
San Diego Chargers	2	11	1	.179	0–6	1–9–1	188	386	L4