1973 Chicago Bears season
OwnerGeorge Halas
General managerGeorge Halas, Jr.
Head coachAbe Gibron
Home fieldSoldier Field
Results
Record3–11
Division place4th NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1973 Chicago Bears season was their 54th regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 3–11 record, the second worst showing in franchise history until 43 years later in 2016, when the team finished 3–13.

NFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Roster

1973 Chicago Bears final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 16 Dallas Cowboys L 17–20 0–1 Soldier Field 49,970
2 September 23 Minnesota Vikings L 13–22 0–2 Soldier Field 52,035
3 September 30 at Denver Broncos W 33–14 1–2 Mile High Stadium 51,159
4 October 7 at New Orleans Saints L 16–21 1–3 Tulane Stadium 56,561
5 October 14 at Atlanta Falcons L 6–46 1–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 58,850
6 October 21 New England Patriots L 10–13 1–5 Soldier Field 47,643
7 October 28 Houston Oilers W 35–14 2–5 Soldier Field 43,755
8 November 4 at Green Bay Packers W 31–17 3–5 Lambeau Field 56,267
9 November 12 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–19 3–6 Arrowhead Stadium 70,664
10 November 18 Detroit Lions L 7–30 3–7 Soldier Field 48,625
11 November 25 at Minnesota Vikings L 13–31 3–8 Metropolitan Stadium 46,430
12 December 2 Los Angeles Rams L 0–26 3–9 Soldier Field 47,620
13 December 9 at Detroit Lions L 7–40 3–10 Tiger Stadium 41,729
14 December 16 Green Bay Packers L 0–21 3–11 Soldier Field 29,157
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1 vs. Cowboys

Week One: Dallas Cowboys (0–0) at Chicago Bears (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 17 0320
Bears 3 0 7717

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 49,970
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 8

1 234Total
• Bears 7 3147 31
Packers 7 1000 17
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Lambeau Field
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 56,267
  • Game weather: 31 °F (−1 °C) • Wind 9 mph (14 km/h)
Scoring summary
1CHIBobby Douglass 1 yard run (Mac Percival kick)Bears 7–0
1GBMacArthur Lane 5 yard pass from Scott Hunter (Chester Marcol kick)Tie 7–7
2GBScott Hunter 1 yard run (Chester Marcol kick)Packers 14–7
2GBChester Marcol 25 yard field goalPackers 17–7
2CHIMac Percival 10 yard field goalPackers 17–10
3CHIBobby Douglass 1 yard run (Mac Percival kick)Tie 17–17
3CHIBobby Douglass 2 yard run (Mac Percival kick)Bears 24–17
4CHIBobby Douglass 1 yard run (Mac Percival kick)Bears 31–17

[1]

Standings

NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Minnesota Vikings 12 2 0 .857 6–0 10–1 296 168 W2
Detroit Lions 6 7 1 .464 3–2–1 6–4–1 271 247 L1
Green Bay Packers 5 7 2 .429 1–4–1 4–6–1 202 259 W1
Chicago Bears 3 11 0 .214 1–5 1–9 195 334 L6

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.