1973 Philadelphia Eagles season
NFL team season
The 1973 Philadelphia Eagles season 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
Roster
Regular season
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.[ 1]
In 1973, Roman Gabriel led the NFL with 3,219 yards and 23 touchdown passes, for which he was awarded the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award .
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 16, 1973
St. Louis Cardinals L 34–23
61,103
2
September 23, 1973
at New York Giants
T 23–23
62,289
3
September 30, 1973
Washington Redskins L 28–7
64,147
4
October 7, 1973
at Buffalo Bills
L 27–26
72,364
5
October 14, 1973
at St. Louis Cardinals
W 27–24
44,400
6
October 21, 1973
at Minnesota Vikings
L 28–21
47,478
7
October 28, 1973
Dallas Cowboys W 30–16
63,300
8
November 4, 1973
New England Patriots
W 24–23
65,070
9
November 11, 1973
Atlanta Falcons
L 44–27
63,114
10
November 18, 1973
at Dallas Cowboys
L 31–10
59,375
11
November 25, 1973
New York Giants W 20–16
63,086
12
December 2, 1973
at San Francisco 49ers
L 38–28
51,155
13
December 9, 1973
New York Jets
W 24–23
34,621
14
December 16, 1973
at Washington Redskins
L 38–20
49,484
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 5
1
2 3 4 Total
• Eagles
0
7 3 17
27
Cardinals
0
3 14 7
24
Date: October 14Location: Busch Stadium , St. Louis, Missouri Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game attendance: 44,400Game weather: 63 °F (17.2 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn) Scoring summary 2 PHI Harold Carmichael 1 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick)Eagles 7–0 2 STL Jim Bakken 39 yard field goalEagles 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
[ 2]
Week 8
1
2 3 4 Total
Patriots
7
3 7 6
23
• Eagles
0
0 21 3
24
Scoring summary 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
[ 3]
Standings
Awards and honors
Notes
^ Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
^ This pick was traded to the Eagles from the San Diego Chargers .
References
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Division championships (15) Conference championships (5) League championships (4) Retired numbers Media Current league affiliations
