Team: | Detroit Lions |
Year: | 1973 |
Record: | 6–7–1 |
Division Place: | 2nd NFC Central |
Coach: | Don McCafferty |
Owner: | William Clay Ford Sr. |
Stadium: | Tiger Stadium |
Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
Shortnavlink: | Lions seasons |
The 1973 Detroit Lions season was their 44th in the league. Don McCafferty, who served as an assistant under Don Shula during Shula's stint as head coach of the Baltimore Colts, and who as head coach himself coached the Colts to a Super Bowl V victory over the Dallas Cowboys, would replace Joe Schmidt as head coach. However, the team would still fail to improve on their previous season's output of 8–5–1, finishing a mediocre 6–7–1.[1] The team missed the playoffs for the third straight season.
See main article: 1973 NFL draft.
Notes
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | |
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1 | September 16 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–24 | 0–1 | Three Rivers Stadium | 48,913 | Recap | |
2 | September 23 | at Green Bay Packers | T 13–13 | 0–1–1 | Lambeau Field | 55,495 | Recap | |
3 | Atlanta Falcons | W 31–6 | 1–1–1 | Tiger Stadium | 45,599 | Recap | ||
4 | October 7 | Minnesota Vikings | L 9–23 | 1–2–1 | Tiger Stadium | 49,549 | Recap | |
5 | October 14 | at New Orleans Saints | L 13–20 | 1–3–1 | Tulane Stadium | 57,810 | Recap | |
6 | October 21 | Baltimore Colts | L 27–29 | 1–4–1 | Tiger Stadium | 48,058 | Recap | |
7 | October 28 | Green Bay Packers | W 34–0 | 2–4–1 | Tiger Stadium | 43,616 | Recap | |
8 | November 4 | San Francisco 49ers | W 30–20 | 3–4–1 | Tiger Stadium | 49,531 | Recap | |
9 | November 11 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 7–28 | 3–5–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,911 | Recap | |
10 | November 18 | at Chicago Bears | W 30–7 | 4–5–1 | Soldier Field | 48,625 | Recap | |
11 | November 22 | Washington Redskins | L 0–20 | 4–6–1 | Tiger Stadium | 46,807 | Recap | |
12 | December 2 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 20–16 | 5–6–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 44,982 | Recap | |
13 | December 9 | Chicago Bears | W 40–7 | 6–6–1 | Tiger Stadium | 41,729 | Recap | |
14 | at Miami Dolphins | L 7–34 | 6–7–1 | Miami Orange Bowl | 53,375 | Recap |
See also: 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season.
See also: 1973 Miami Dolphins season.