1973 Washington Redskins season

1973 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	George Allen
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	10–4
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs (Vikings) 27–20

The 1973 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 11–3 record from 1972.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 16, 1973	San Diego Chargers	W 38–0	53,589
2	September 23, 1973	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 34–27	50,316
3	September 30, 1973	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–7	64,147
4	October 8, 1973	Dallas Cowboys	W 14–7	54,314
5	October 14, 1973	at New York Giants	W 21–3	70,168
6	October 21, 1973	St. Louis Cardinals	W 31–13	54,381
7	October 28, 1973	at New Orleans Saints	L 19–3	66,315
8	November 5, 1973	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 21–16	49,220
9	November 11, 1973	San Francisco 49ers	W 33–9	54,381
10	November 18, 1973	Baltimore Colts	W 22–14	52,675
11	November 22, 1973	at Detroit Lions	W 20–0	46,807
12	December 2, 1973	New York Giants	W 27–24	53,590
13	December 9, 1973	at Dallas Cowboys	L 27–7	62,195
14	December 16, 1973	Philadelphia Eagles	W 38–20	49,484

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Divisional	December 22, 1973	at Minnesota Vikings	L 27–20	45,475

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

No.	Player Name	Position
41	Mike Bass	RCB
86	Verlon Biggs	RDE
4	Mike Bragg	P
43	Larry Brown	RB
77	Bill Brundige	LDT
26	Bob Brunet
45	Speedy Duncan	PR
37	Pat Fischer	LCB
46	Frank Grant
55	Chris Hanburger	RLB
84	Mike Hancock
31	Charlie Harraway	FB
56	Len Hauss	C
75	Terry Hermeling	LT
85	Willie Holman
27	Ken Houston	SS
5	Mike Hull
40	Fred Hyatt
80	Roy Jefferson	WR
82	Jimmie L. Jones
9	Sonny Jurgensen	QB
17	Billy Kilmer	QB
5	Curt Knight	K
73	Paul Laaveg	LG
24	Bill Malinchak
79	Ron McDole	LDE
53	Harold McLinton	MLB
28	Herb Mul-Key	KR
23	Brig Owens	FS
52	John Pergine
66	Myron Pottios	MLB
88	Alvin Reed	TE
89	Dave Robinson	LLB
76	Walt Rock	RT
51	Dan Ryczek
62	Ray Schoenke	G
64	Manny Sistrunk	DT
87	Jerry Smith	TE
74	George Starke	RT
20	Ken Stone
72	Diron Talbert	RDT
42	Charley Taylor	WR
47	Duane Thomas
67	Rusty Tillman
29	Ted Vactor
60	John Wilbur	RG
38	Larry Willis

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References

↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/1973_roster.htm#games_played_team::none

Washington Redskins

Founded in 1932 Formerly the Boston Braves and Boston Redskins Based in Landover, Maryland Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches First-round draft picks Draft Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Braves Field Fenway Park Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium FedExField

Culture	Redskins Band "Hail to the Redskins" Hogettes Cheerleaders Chief Zee Joe Gibbs Team name controversy Name change advocates Trademark dispute Original Americans Foundation "Go Fund Yourself" (South Park episode)

Lore	Redskins 0, Bears 73 The Hogs The Fun Bunch The Over-the-Hill Gang The Body Bag Game Redskins Rule

Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles

Division championships (14)	1936 1937 1940 1942 1943 1945 1972 1983 1984 1987 1991 1999 2012 2015

Conference championships (5)	1972 1982 1983 1987 1991

League championships (5)	1937 1942 1982 (XVII) 1987 (XXII) 1991 (XXVI)

Hall of Fame players	Battles Baugh Dudley Edwards Green Grimm Hanburger Houston Huff D. Jones S. Jones Jurgensen Krause Millner Mitchell Monk Riggins Smith Taylor

All-time leaders	Passing Receiving Rushing Kick and punt returning

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (84)	1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Washington Redskins seasons

Boston Braves 1932 Boston 1933 1934 1935 1936 Washington 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1973 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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