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
= 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
Roster
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, , p.284
Week 5
Week 8
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
References
External links
1973 Philadelphia Eagles at jt-sw.com