NFL team season
The 1973 Dallas Cowboys season was their 14th in the league . The team matched their previous output of 10–4.[1] They qualified for the playoffs for the eighth straight season. After a 4–3 start the Cowboys won six of their last seven games to win the NFC East with a solid 10–4 record.
In the Divisional Playoffs the Dallas Cowboys beat the Los Angeles Rams 27–16 in Texas Stadium to earn their fourth straight Championship Game Appearance. However, not even the home crowd at Texas Stadium could help the Cowboys as they fell to the Minnesota Vikings 27–10.
NFL Draft [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site Attendance Recap 1 September 16 at Chicago Bears W 20–17 1–0 Soldier Field 49,970 Recap 2 New Orleans Saints W 40–3 2–0 Texas Stadium 52,715 Recap 3 September 30 St. Louis Cardinals W 45–10 3–0 Texas Stadium 64,729 Recap 4 at Washington Redskins L 7–14 3–1 RFK Stadium 54,314 Recap 5 October 14 at Los Angeles Rams L 31–37 3–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 81,428 Recap 6 October 21 New York Giants W 45–28 4–2 Texas Stadium 58,741 Recap 7 October 28 at Philadelphia Eagles L 16–30 4–3 Veterans Stadium 63,300 Recap 8 November 4 Cincinnati Bengals W 38–10 5–3 Texas Stadium 54,944 Recap 9 November 11 at New York Giants W 23–10 6–3 Yale Bowl 70,128 Recap 10 November 18 Philadelphia Eagles W 31–10 7–3 Texas Stadium 59,375 Recap 11 November 22 Miami Dolphins L 7–14 7–4 Texas Stadium 58,089 Recap 12 December 2 at Denver Broncos W 22–10 8–4 Mile High Stadium 51,508 Recap 13 December 9 Washington Redskins W 27–7 9–4 Texas Stadium 62,195 Recap 14 December 16 at St. Louis Cardinals W 30–3 10–4 Busch Memorial Stadium 43,946 Recap
Division opponents are in bold text [2]
Standings [ edit ] Season summary [ edit ] Week 1 at Bears [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter'
CHI – Ike Hill 59-yard punt return (Mac Percival kick). Cowboys 17–10. Fourth quarter
CHI – Carl Garrett 15-yard run (Mac Percival kick). Tie 17–17. DAL – Toni Fritsch 11-yard field goal. Cowboys 20–17. Top passers Top rushers Top receivers DAL – Calvin Hill – 4 receptions, 28 yards CHI – Jim Harrison – 4 receptions, 30 yards
1 2 3 4 Total Saints 0 3 0 0 3 • Cowboys 12 0 21 7 40
Date: September 24Location: Texas Stadium , Irving, Texas Game start: 8:00 p.m. Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); wind 17 mph (27 km/h)Television network: ABC
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1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 3 7 10 • Cowboys 14 10 7 14 45
Date: September 30Location: Texas Stadium Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); wind 5 mph (8.0 km/h) Scoring summary Q1 DAL DuPree 8 yard pass from Staubach (Fritsch kick)DAL 7–0 Q1 DAL Hill 19 yard run (Fritsch kick)DAL 14–0 Q2 DAL Fritsch 24 yard field goal DAL 17–0 Q2 DAL Staubach 1 yard run (Fritsch kick) DAL 24–0 Q3 STL Bakken 16 yard field goalDAL 24–3 Q3 DAL DuPree 2 yard pass from Staubach DAL 31–3 Q4 DAL Richards 53 yard pass from Staubach (Fritsch kick)DAL 38–3 Q4 STL Anderson 1 yard run (Bakken kick)DAL 38–10 Q4 DAL DuPree 1 yard pass from Staubach (Fritsch kick) DAL 45–10
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Week 10 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 3 7 0 0 10 • Cowboys 0 14 7 10 31
Scoring summary 1 PHI Tom Dempsey 17 yard field goalEagles 3–0 2 PHI Charle Young 80 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Tom Dempsey kick)Eagles 10–0 2 DAL Roger Staubach 1 yard run (Toni Fritsch kick)Eagles 10–7 2 DAL Walt Garrison 2 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick)Cowboys 14–10 3 DAL Bob Hayes 28 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick)Cowboys 21–10 4 DAL Walt Garrison 1 yard run (Toni Fritsch kick) Cowboys 28–10 4 DAL Toni Fritsch 23 yard field goal Cowboys 31–10
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Playoffs [ edit ] Dallas Cowboys 1973 roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists Rookies in italics 45 active, 1 inactive
Publications [ edit ] The Football Encyclopedia ISBN 0-312-11435-4 Total Football ISBN 0-06-270170-3 Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes ISBN 0-446-51950-2
References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
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