1973 Dallas Cowboys season

1973 Dallas Cowboys season
Head coach	Tom Landry
General manager	Tex Schramm
Owner	Clint Murchison, Jr.
Home field	Texas Stadium
Results
Record	10–4
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Conference Championship

The 1973 Dallas Cowboys season was their 14th in the league. The team matched their previous output of 10–4.^[1] 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 Cowboys beat the Los Angeles Rams 27-16 in Texas Stadium to earn their four 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.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 16, 1973	at Chicago Bears	W 20–17
2	September 24, 1973	New Orleans Saints	W 40–3
3	September 30, 1973	St. Louis Cardinals	W 45–10
4	October 8, 1973	at Washington Redskins	L 14–7
5	October 14, 1973	at Los Angeles Rams	L 37–31
6	October 21, 1973	New York Giants	W 45–28
7	October 28, 1973	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 30–16
8	November 4, 1973	Cincinnati Bengals	W 38–10
9	November 11, 1973	at New York Giants	W 23–10
10	November 18, 1973	Philadelphia Eagles	W 31–10
11	November 22, 1973	Miami Dolphins	L 14–7
12	December 2, 1973	at Denver Broncos	W 22–10
13	December 9, 1973	Washington Redskins	W 27–7
14	December 16, 1973	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 30–3

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Season summary

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cowboys	0	17	0	3	20
Bears	3	0	7	7	17

Date: September 16
Location: Soldier Field
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 55°F • Wind 9

Scoring summary

1	CHI	Mac Percival 33 yard field goal	Bears 3–0

2	DAL	Toni Fritsch 25 yard field goal	Tie 3–3

2	DAL	Otto Stowe 21 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick)	Cowboys 10–3

2	DAL	Bob Hayes 18 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick)	Cowboys 17–3

3	CHI	Ike Hill 59 yard punt return (Mac Percival kick)	Cowboys 17–10

4	CHI	Carl Garrett 15 yard run (Mac Percival kick)	Tie 17–17

4	DAL	Toni Fritsch 11 yard field goal	Cowboys 20–17

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Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	3	0	0	3
• Cowboys	12	0	21	7	40

Date: September 24
Location: Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
Game start: 8:00 p.m.
Game weather: 76°F; wind 17
Television network: ABC

Scoring summary

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

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Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	3	7	10
• Cowboys	14	10	7	14	45

Date: September 30
Location: Texas Stadium
Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 71°F; wind 5

Scoring summary

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

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Week 10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	7	0	0	10
• Cowboys	0	14	7	10	31

Date: November 18
Location: Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 70°F • Wind 14

Scoring summary

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

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Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Divisional	December 23, 1973	Los Angeles Rams	W 27–16	64,291
Conference Championship	December 30, 1973	Minnesota Vikings	L 27–10	60,272

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	10	4	0	.714	6–2	8–3	382	203	W3
Washington Redskins	10	4	0	.714	6–2	8–3	325	198	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	5	8	1	.393	3–4–1	3–7–1	310	393	L1
St. Louis Cardinals	4	9	1	.321	3–5	4–7	286	365	L1
New York Giants	2	11	1	.179	1–6–1	1–9–1	226	362	L4

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 1973 roster

Quarterbacks

14 Craig Morton
12 Roger Staubach

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

89 Billy Joe DuPree
84 Jean Fugett

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

63 Larry Cole DE
77 Bill Gregory DT
74 Bob Lilly DT
79 Harvey Martin DE
75 Jethro Pugh DT
67 Pat Toomay DE

Linebackers

53 John Babinecz MLB
56 Rodrigo Barnes OLB
52 Dave Edwards OLB
54 Chuck Howley OLB
55 Lee Roy Jordan MLB
50 D. D. Lewis OLB

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

57 Mike Keller MLB (IR)

Rookies in italics
45 Active, 0 Inactive

Publications

The Football Encyclopedia ISBN 0-312-11435-4
Total Football ISBN 0-06-270170-3
Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes ISBN 0-446-51950-2

References

↑ 1973 Dallas Cowboys
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1973.htm
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Mar-03.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Oct-23.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

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1973 NFL season

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Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
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