1973 San Diego Chargers season

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1973 San Diego Chargers season
OwnerEugene V. Klein
Head coachHarland Svare
General managerHarland Svare
Home fieldSan Diego Stadium
Results
Record2–11–1
Division place4th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1973 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's fourth season in the National Football League (NFL), and its 14th overall.

The team was coming off a season that ended with a 4–9–1 record. Although he was offered a five-year contract toward the end of the previous season, 1973 would prove to be Harland Svare's final season as the team's head coach.

The team obtained quarterback Johnny Unitas in a trade with the Baltimore Colts, but Unitas was a shell of his former greatness. In the middle of the season he was replaced at quarterback by a rookie Dan Fouts, the team's third-round pick in that year's draft.[1]

NFL Draft[]

Main article: 1973 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 25 Johnny Rodgers Wide Receiver Nebraska
3 64 Dan Fouts Quarterback Oregon

Roster[]

1973 San Diego Chargers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 16 at Washington Redskins L 0–38 0–1 RFK Stadium 53,589 Recap
2 September 23 Buffalo Bills W 34–7 1–1 San Diego Stadium 47,588 Recap
3 September 30 Cincinnati Bengals L 13–20 1–2 San Diego Stadium 46,733 Recap
4 October 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–38 1–3 Three Rivers Stadium 48,795 Recap
5 October 14 Oakland Raiders L 17–27 1–4 San Diego Stadium 50,672 Recap
6 October 21 Atlanta Falcons L 0–41 1–5 San Diego Stadium 41,527 Recap
7 October 28 at Cleveland Browns T 16–16 1–5–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 68,244 Recap
8 November 4 Kansas City Chiefs L 0–19 1–6–1 San Diego Stadium 50,234 Recap
9 November 11 at Denver Broncos L 19–30 1–7–1 Mile High Stadium 51,034 Recap
10 November 18 New Orleans Saints W 17–14 2–7–1 San Diego Stadium 34,848 Recap
11 November 25 at Oakland Raiders L 3–31 2–8–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 40,195 Recap
12 December 2 at New England Patriots L 14–30 2–9–1 Schaefer Stadium 58,150 Recap
13 December 9 Denver Broncos L 28–42 2–10–1 San Diego Stadium 44,954 Recap
14 December 16 at Kansas City Chiefs L 6–33 2–11–1 Arrowhead Stadium 43,755 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries[]

Week 4[]

See also: 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season
San Diego Chargers (1–2) at Pittsburgh Steelers (3–0)
1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 0 02121
Steelers 17 21 0038

at Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Johnny Unitas was knocked out of the game.

Standings[]

AFC West
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Oakland Raiders 9 4 1 .679 4–1–1 7–3–1 292 175 W4
Kansas City Chiefs 7 5 2 .571 4–2 6–4–1 231 192 W1
Denver Broncos 7 5 2 .571 3–2–1 7–2–1 354 296 L1
San Diego Chargers 2 11 1 .179 0–6 1–9–1 188 386 L4

References[]

  1. ^ Fouts would go on to play 15 seasons for the Chargers, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993.
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