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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.

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1973 Chicago Bears draft
18Wally Chambers *Defensive endEastern Kentucky
233Gary HuffQuarterbackFlorida State
248Gary HrivnakDefensive tacklePurdue
5107Allan Ellis *CornerbackUCLA
6138Mike CreaneyCenterNotre Dame
8187Conrad GrahamDefensive backTennessee
9216Mike DeutschRunning backNorth Dakota
10241William BarryWide receiverOle Miss
11266Ed SieglerKickerClemson
12291Mike GriffinGuardArkansas
13320John CieszkowskiRunning backNotre Dame
14345Dave JuengerWide receiverOhio
15370Don RivesLinebackerTexas Tech
17424Larry RoachDefensive backOklahoma
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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 |

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
September 16Dallas CowboysL 17–200–1Soldier Field49,970
September 23Minnesota VikingsL 13–220–2Soldier Field52,035
September 30at Denver BroncosW 33–141–2Mile High Stadium51,159
October 7at New Orleans SaintsL 16–211–3Tulane Stadium56,561
October 14at Atlanta FalconsL 6–461–4Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium58,850
October 21New England PatriotsL 10–131–5Soldier Field47,643
October 28Houston OilersW 35–142–5Soldier Field43,755
November 4at Green Bay PackersW 31–173–5Lambeau Field56,267
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}November 12at Kansas City ChiefsL 7–193–6Arrowhead Stadium70,664
November 18Detroit LionsL 7–303–7Soldier Field48,625
November 25at Minnesota VikingsL 13–313–8Metropolitan Stadium46,430
December 2Los Angeles RamsL 0–263–9Soldier Field47,620
December 9at Detroit LionsL 7–403–10Tiger Stadium41,729
December 16Green Bay PackersL 0–213–11Soldier Field29,157
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
NFC Central
Minnesota Vikings1220.8576–010–1296168W2
Detroit Lions671.4643–2–16–4–1271247L1
Green Bay Packers572.4291–4–14–6–1202259W1
Chicago Bears3110.2141–51–9195334L6
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