1973 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season

1973 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Dan Devine
Home field	Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	5–7–2
Division place	3rd NFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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The 1973 Green Bay Packers season was their 55th season overall and their 53rd season in the National Football League. The defending division champions posted a 5–7–2 record under third-year head coach Dan Devine, earning them a third-place finish in the NFC Central division.

As of 2024, the 1973 Packers are the last team to records 2 ties in a single season. Overtime was introduced the following year, and ties decreased.

Offseason

Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Nitschke retired during training camp in late August. Bart Starr left as quarterbacks coach to other business interests, which included a network broadcasting position with CBS.

NFL draft

Main article: 1973 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1973 Green Bay Packers draft
1	21	Barry Smith	Wide receiver	Florida State
3	74	Tom MacLeod	Linebacker	Minnesota
6	152	Tom Toner	Linebacker	Idaho State
7	177	John Muller	Tackle	Iowa
8	202	Hise Austin	Cornerback	Prairie View A&M
9	230	Rick Brown	Linebacker	Iowa
10	255	Larry Allen	Linebacker	Illinois
11	280	Phil Engle	Defensive tackle	South Dakota State
12	308	Larry McCarren *	Center	Illinois
13	333	Tim Alderson	Defensive back	Minnesota
14	358	James Anderson	Defensive tackle	Northwestern
15	386	Reggie Echols	Wide receiver	UCLA
16	411	Keith Pretty	Tight end	Western Michigan
17	436	Harold Sampson	Defensive tackle	Southern
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

1973 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player	Position	College
James Bulger	Quarterback	Notre Dame
Steve Hammitt	Center	Nevada

Roster

**1973 Green Bay Packers roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Jim Del Gaizo 16 Scott Hunter 17 Jerry Tagge Running backs (RB) 42 John Brockington 25 Les Goodman 32 Don Highsmith 30 Larry Krause 36 MacArthur Lane 24 Ron McBride 31 Perry Williams Wide receivers (WR) 46 Leland Glass 80 Barry Smith 22 Jon Staggers 85 Paul Staroba Tight ends (TE) 86 Mike Donohoe 81 Rich McGeorge		Offensive linemen (OL) 57 Ken Bowman C 71 Kent Branstetter T 68 Gale Gillingham G 77 Bill Hayhoe T 72 Dick Himes T 62 Bill Lueck G 54 Larry McCarren C 70 Lee Nystrom C 67 Malcolm Snider T 65 Keith Wortman Defensive linemen (DL) 74 Aaron Brown DE 78 Bob Brown DT 76 Mike McCoy DT 73 Carleton Oats DT 75 Dave Pureifory DE 87 Alden Roche DE 83 Clarence Williams DE		Linebackers (LB) 53 Fred Carr 50 Jim Carter 51 Larry Hefner 55 Noel Jenke 56 Tom MacLeod 59 Tom Toner Defensive backs (DB) 27 Hise Austin CB 28 Willie Buchanon CB 48 Ken Ellis CB 21 Charlie Hall CB 39 Jim Hill FS 29 Al Matthews SS 45 Perry Smith CB 37 Ike Thomas S Special teams 13 Chester Marcol K 20 Ron Widby P		Practice squad 11 Charlie Napper QB Reserve 44 Bob Kroll CB (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 17	New York Jets	W 23–7	1–0	Milwaukee County Stadium	47,124
2	September 23	Detroit Lions	T 13–13	1–0–1	Lambeau Field	55,495
3	September 30	at Minnesota Vikings	L 3–11	1–1–1	Metropolitan Stadium	48,176
4	October 7	at New York Giants	W 16–14	2–1–1	Yale Bowl	70,050
5	October 14	Kansas City Chiefs	T 10–10	2–1–2	Milwaukee County Stadium	46,583
6	October 21	at Los Angeles Rams	L 7–24	2–2–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	80,558
7	October 28	at Detroit Lions	L 0–34	2–3–2	Tiger Stadium	43,616
8	November 4	Chicago Bears	L 17–31	2–4–2	Lambeau Field	56,267
9	November 11	St. Louis Cardinals	W 25–21	3–4–2	Lambeau Field	52,922
10	November 18	at New England Patriots	L 24–33	3–5–2	Schaefer Stadium	60,525
11	November 26	at San Francisco 49ers	L 6–20	3–6–2	Candlestick Park	49,244
12	December 2	New Orleans Saints	W 30–10	4–6–2	Milwaukee County Stadium	46,092
13	December 8	Minnesota Vikings	L 7–31	4–7–2	Lambeau Field	53,830
14	December 16	at Chicago Bears	W 21–0	5–7–2	Soldier Field	29,157

Monday (September 17, November 26), Saturday (December 8)

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	0	0	0	7	7
• Packers	3	10	3	7	23

Date: September 17
Location: Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Game start: 8:00 p.m.
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), wind 16 mph (26 km/h)
TV announcers (ABC): Howard Cosell, Frank Gifford & Don Meredith.

Scoring summary

1	GB	Chester Marcol 9-yard field goal	Packers 3–0

2	GB	Rich McGeorge 19-yard pass from Scott Hunter (Chester Marcol kick)	Packers 10–0

2	GB	Chester Marcol 37-yard field goal	Packers 13–0

3	GB	Chester Marcol 10-yard field goal	Packers 16–0

4	GB	John Brockington 1-yard run (Chester Marcol kick)	Packers 23–0

4	NYJ	David Knight 17-yard pass from Al Woodall (Bobby Howfield kick)	Packers 23–7

Week 4

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Packers	7	0	6	3	16
Giants	7	0	0	7	14

Date: October 7
Location: Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), wind 5 mph (8.0 km/h)

Scoring summary

1	NYG	Don Herrmann 17-yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick)	Giants 7–0

1	GB	Jon Staggers 20-yard run (Chester Marcol kick)	Tie 7–7

3	GB	Chester Marcol 20-yard field goal	Packers 10–7

3	GB	Chester Marcol 11-yard field goal	Packers 13–7

4	NYG	Bob Grim 10-yard pass from Norm Snead (Pete Gogolak kick)	Giants 14–13

4	GB	Chester Marcol 32-yard field goal	Packers 16–14

Week 9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	0	14	21
• Packers	10	12	0	3	25

Date: November 11
Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C), wind 12 mph (19 km/h)

Scoring summary

1	GB	John Brockington 1-yard run (Chester Marcol kick)	Packers 7–0

1	GB	Chester Marcol 12-yard field goal	Packers 10–0

1	STL	Donny Anderson 30-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)	Packers 10–7

2	GB	Jerry Tagge 1-yard run (kick failed)	Packers 16–7

2	GB	Chester Marcol 32-yard field goal	Packers 19–7

2	GB	Chester Marcol 24-yard field goal	Packers 22–7

4	STL	Ahmad Rashad 23-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)	Packers 22–14

4	STL	Terry Metcalf 2-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)	Packers 22–21

4	GB	Chester Marcol 9-yard field goal	Packers 25–21

Week 12

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	3	7	0	10
• Packers	3	10	7	10	30

Date: December 2
Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C), wind 12 mph (19 km/h)

Scoring summary

1	GB	Chester Marcol 14-yard field goal	Packers 3–0

2	GB	Al Matthews 58-yard interception return (Chester Marcol kick)	Packers 10–0

2	GB	Chester Marcol 39-yard field goal	Packers 13–0

2	NO	Bill McClard 22-yard field goal	Packers 13–3

3	NO	Jubilee Dunbar 29-yard pass from Archie Manning (Bill McClard kick)	Packers 13–10

3	GB	Jerry Tagge 41-yard run (Chester Marcol kick)	Packers 20–10

4	GB	Jim Carter 42-yard interception return (Chester Marcol kick)	Packers 27–10

4	GB	Chester Marcol 33-yard field goal	Packers 30–10

Week 14

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Packers	7	7	0	7	21
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

Date: December 16
Location: Soldier Field, Chicago
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 24 °F (−4 °C), wind 13 mph (21 km/h)

Scoring summary

1	GB	Jon Staggers 20-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Chester Marcol kick)	Packers 7–0

2	GB	Les Goodman 3-yard run (Chester Marcol kick)	Packers 14–0

4	GB	Jon Staggers 36-yard pass from Jerry Tagge (Chester Marcol kick)	Packers 21–0

Standings

NFC Central
view talk edit	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

"'No hard feelings' says Ray Nitschke". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. August 29, 1973. p. 17.
Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Green Bay Packers seasons

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Green Bay Packers

Founded in 1919
Based and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Franchise

Overview	Team Green Bay Packers, Inc. Charitable Foundation Season-by-season results

Notable people

Founders	Curly Lambeau & George Whitney Calhoun
Personnel	Coaches General managers Presidents
Players	Lists of players All-Anniversary Team selections All-Decade Team selections All-Pro selections All-Rookie Team selections All-time roster Award winners Draft history Picks, 1936 to 1969 Picks, 1970 to present First-round picks Hall of Famers Pro Bowlers Retired numbers Starting QBs Team Hall of Fame Team records

Facilities

Stadiums	List of stadiums Current: Lambeau Field Past: Hagemeister Park Bellevue Park City Stadium Borchert Field Wisconsin State Fair Park Marquette Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium
Other	Clarke Hinkle Field Don Hutson Center Ray Nitschke Field Rockwood Lodge (former) St. Norbert College (training camp) Titletown District

Team history

General	History Home games in Milwaukee The Hungry Five Indian Packing Company Packers Heritage Trail
Culture	"Bang the Drum All Day" Bart Starr Award Cheerleaders Cheese League Cheesehead Dolly Gray impostor Fight song Lambeau Leap Lumberjack Band Packers sweep Receiver (statue)
Notable games	1940 NFL All-Star Game 1965 NFL playoffs 2014 NFC Championship Game 2019 NFC Divisional playoff game 2019 NFC Championship Game 2020 NFC Championship Game 4th and 26 Dez Caught It Fail Mary Favre's Dad Game Instant Replay Game Miracle in Motown Snow Globe Game The Catch II The Ice Bowl The Snow Bowl We want the ball and we're going to score!
Rivalries	Chicago Bears Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings New York Giants San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Championships

Division (21)	1936 1938 1939 1944 1967 1972 1995 1996 1997 2002 2003 2004 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2019 2020 2021
Conference (9)	1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1996 1997 2010
League (13)	1929 1930 1931 1936 1939 1944 1961 1962 1965 1966 (I) 1967 (II) 1996 (XXXI) 2010 (XLV)

Media

Radio	Packers Radio Network (WIXX in Green Bay, WRNW in Milwaukee)
Television	WGBA-TV WTMJ-TV Spectrum News 1 WI
Personnel	Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) Larry McCarren (color/analysis)
Related	Driven Instant Replay Lombardi (film) Lombardi (play) Pigskin Champions Pitch Perfect 2 Second Effort That '70s Show The 60 Yard Line When Pride Still Mattered

Current affiliations

Division	North Division (2002–present)
Conference	National Football Conference (1970–present)
League	National Football League (1921–present)

does not include 1966 or 1967 NFL championships

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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