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1973 Chicago Bears season
| 1973 Chicago Bears season |
|---|
| George Halas |
| George Halas, Jr. |
| Abe Gibron |
| Soldier Field |
| 3–11 |
| 4th NFC Central |
| Did not qualify |
The 1973 Chicago Bears season was their 54th regular season completed in the National Football League. Unable to improve on their 4–9–1 record from 1972, the Bears failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 10th consecutive season, and instead went 3–11 for their fifth consecutive losing season. Their .214 winning percentage was the second-worst in franchise history until 43 years later in 2016, when the team went 3–13. This was the final season of Dick Butkus's career, as he was forced to retire due to a knee injury.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Chicago Bears draft | |||||
| 1 | 8 | Wally Chambers * | Defensive end | Eastern Kentucky | |
| 2 | 33 | Gary Huff | Quarterback | Florida State | |
| 2 | 48 | Gary Hrivnak | Defensive tackle | Purdue | |
| 5 | 107 | Allan Ellis * | Cornerback | UCLA | |
| 6 | 138 | Mike Creaney | Center | Notre Dame | |
| 8 | 187 | Conrad Graham | Defensive back | Tennessee | |
| 9 | 216 | Mike Deutsch | Running back | North Dakota | |
| 10 | 241 | William Barry | Wide receiver | Ole Miss | |
| 11 | 266 | Ed Siegler | Kicker | Clemson | |
| 12 | 291 | Mike Griffin | Guard | Arkansas | |
| 13 | 320 | John Cieszkowski | Running back | Notre Dame | |
| 14 | 345 | Dave Juenger | Wide receiver | Ohio | |
| 15 | 370 | Don Rives | Linebacker | Texas Tech | |
| 17 | 424 | Larry Roach | Defensive back | Oklahoma | |
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| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
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| Quarterbacks (QB) | ||||||
| 12 Zeke Bratkowski | ||||||
| 10 Bobby Douglass | ||||||
| 19 Gary Huff | ||||||
| Running backs (RB) |
26 Carl Garrett 35 Jim Harrison 33 Gary Kosins 36 Roger Lawson 45 Joe Moore 39 Reggie Sanderson Wide receivers (WR)
43 George Farmer 17 Ike Hill 38 Dave Juenger 81 Mike Reppond 82 Earl Thomas 21 Cecil Turner Tight ends (TE)
80 Craig Cotton 86 Bob Parsons | | Offensive linemen (OL) 79 Lionel Antoine T 74 Bob Asher T 52 Rich Coady C 61 Glen Holloway G 65 Randy Jackson T 64 Ernie Janet G 63 Steve Kinney T 78 Bob Newton G Defensive linemen (DL)
60 Wally Chambers DT 72 Gary Hrivnak DE 71 Tony McGee DE 68 Jim Osborne DT 70 Andy Rice DT 89 Mel Tom DE | | Linebackers (LB) 55 Doug Buffone OLB 53 Gail Clark OLB 58 Bob Pifferini OLB 57 Don Rives MLB 54 Adrian Young MLB Defensive backs (DB)
25 Craig Clemons SS 48 Allan Ellis CB 32 Charlie Ford CB 29 Bob Jeter CB/S 44 Garry Lyle FS 24 Willie Roberts CB 20 Joe Taylor CB Special teams (ST)
88 Bobby Joe Green P 83 Mac Percival K 15 Mirro Roder K | | Reserve
51 Dick Butkus LB (IR) 37 Conrad Graham S (IR) 30 Jimmy Gunn LB (IR) 75 Dave Hale DE (IR) 87 Tom Reynolds WR (IR) Rookies in italics |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 16 | Dallas Cowboys | L 17–20 | 0–1 | Soldier Field | 49,970 | |
| September 23 | Minnesota Vikings | L 13–22 | 0–2 | Soldier Field | 52,035 | |
| September 30 | at Denver Broncos | W 33–14 | 1–2 | Mile High Stadium | 51,159 | |
| October 7 | at New Orleans Saints | L 16–21 | 1–3 | Tulane Stadium | 56,561 | |
| October 14 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 6–46 | 1–4 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 58,850 | |
| October 21 | New England Patriots | L 10–13 | 1–5 | Soldier Field | 47,643 | |
| October 28 | Houston Oilers | W 35–14 | 2–5 | Soldier Field | 43,755 | |
| November 4 | at Green Bay Packers | W 31–17 | 3–5 | Lambeau Field | 56,267 | |
| .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}November 12 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 7–19 | 3–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | 70,664 | |
| November 18 | Detroit Lions | L 7–30 | 3–7 | Soldier Field | 48,625 | |
| November 25 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 13–31 | 3–8 | Metropolitan Stadium | 46,430 | |
| December 2 | Los Angeles Rams | L 0–26 | 3–9 | Soldier Field | 47,620 | |
| December 9 | at Detroit Lions | L 7–40 | 3–10 | Tiger Stadium | 41,729 | |
| December 16 | Green Bay Packers | L 0–21 | 3–11 | Soldier Field | 29,157 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
| NFC Central | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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