1973 Washington Redskins season

The 1973 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 42nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 37th in Washington, D.C.. The team failed to improve on their 11–3 record from 1972, and finished 10-4.

1973 Washington Redskins season
Owner	Edward Bennett Williams
Head coach	George Allen
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	10–4
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Vikings) 20–27

Roster

1973 Washington Redskins roster

	Quarterbacks 9 Sonny Jurgensen 17 Billy Kilmer 18 Sam Wyche Running backs 43 Larry Brown 26 Bob Brunet 31 Charlie Harraway FB 25 Mike Hull 28 Herb Mul-Key 47 Duane Thomas Wide receivers 46 Frank Grant 80 Roy Jefferson 24 Bill Malinchak 42 Charley Taylor Tight ends 84 Mike Hancock 87 Jerry Smith		Offensive linemen 56 Len Hauss C 75 Terry Hermeling T 73 Paul Laaveg G 76 Walt Rock T 51 Dan Ryczek C 62 Ray Schoenke G 74 George Starke T 60 John Wilbur G Defensive linemen 86 Verlon Biggs DE 77 Bill Brundige DT 82 Jimmie Jones DE 79 Ron McDole DE 64 Manny Sistrunk DT 72 Diron Talbert DT		Linebackers 55 Chris Hanburger 53 Harold McLinton 52 John Pergine 66 Myron Pottios 89 Dave Robinson 67 Rusty Tillman Defensive backs 41 Mike Bass CB 45 Speedy Duncan CB 37 Pat Fischer CB 27 Ken Houston SS 23 Brig Owens SS 29 Ted Vactor Special teams 4 Mike Bragg P 5 Curt Knight K		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Game recap
1	September 16	San Diego Chargers	W 38–0	1–0	RFK Stadium	53,589	Recap
2	September 23	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 27–34	1–1	Busch Memorial Stadium	50,316	Recap
3	September 30	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–7	2–1	Veterans Stadium	64,147	Recap
4	October 8	Dallas Cowboys	W 14–7	3–1	RFK Stadium	54,314	Recap
5	October 14	at New York Giants	W 21–3	4–1	Yale Bowl	70,168	Recap
6	October 21	St. Louis Cardinals	W 31–13	5–1	RFK Stadium	54,381	Recap
7	October 28	at New Orleans Saints	L 3–19	5–2	Tulane Stadium	66,315	Recap
8	November 5	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 16–21	5–3	Three Rivers Stadium	49,220	Recap
9	November 11	San Francisco 49ers	W 33–9	6–3	RFK Stadium	54,381	Recap
10	November 18	Baltimore Colts	W 22–14	7–3	RFK Stadium	52,675	Recap
11	November 22	at Detroit Lions	W 20–0	8–3	Tiger Stadium	46,807	Recap
12	December 2	New York Giants	W 27–24	9–3	RFK Stadium	53,590	Recap
13	December 9	at Dallas Cowboys	L 7–27	9–4	Texas Stadium	62,195	Recap
14	December 16	Philadelphia Eagles	W 38–20	10–4	RFK Stadium	49,484	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total Chargers 0 0 0 0 0 • Redskins 21 0 7 10 38 Date: September 16 Location: RFK Stadium

Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 0 7 3 17 27 • Cardinals 7 0 10 17 34 Date: September 23 Location: Busch Memorial Stadium

Week 3

1 2 3 4 Total • Redskins 7 0 7 14 28 Eagles 0 7 0 0 7 Date: September 30 Location: Veterans Stadium

Week 4

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 0 7 0 0 7 • Redskins 0 0 0 14 14 Date: October 8 Location: RFK Stadium Television network: ABC

Week 5

1 2 3 4 Total • Redskins 7 0 7 7 21 Giants 3 0 0 0 3 Date: October 14 Location: Yale Bowl

Week 6

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 6 7 0 13 • Redskins 7 14 0 10 31 Date: October 21 Location: RFK Stadium

Week 7

1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 0 0 0 3 3 • Saints 10 6 0 3 19 Date: October 28 Location: Tulane Stadium

Week 8

1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 3 3 3 7 16 • Steelers 7 7 0 7 21 Date: November 5 Location: Three Rivers Stadium Television network: ABC

Week 9

1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 0 9 0 0 9 • Redskins 7 3 13 10 33 Date: November 11 Location: RFK Stadium

Week 10

1 2 3 4 Total Colts 0 0 7 7 14 • Redskins 7 6 3 6 22 Date: November 18 Location: RFK Stadium

Week 11

1 2 3 4 Total • Redskins 10 3 7 0 20 Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 22 Location: Tiger Stadium

Week 12

1 2 3 4 Total Giants 7 14 0 3 24 • Redskins 3 10 0 14 27 Date: December 2 Location: RFK Stadium

Week 13

1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 0 0 0 7 7 • Cowboys 0 3 14 10 27 Date: December 9 Location: Texas Stadium

Week 14

Philadelphia Eagles (5–7–1) at Washington Redskins (9–4)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	10	3	7	0	20
Redskins	0	24	7	7	38

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

• Date: December 16
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Flurries; 36°F; wind 11
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information
Eagles Roman Gabriel 22/39, 302 Yds, TD, INT Tom Sullivan 15 Rush, 41 Yds Harold Carmichael 4 Rec, 111 Yds Redskins Billy Kilmer 13/24, 251 Yds, 4 TD, INT Larry Brown 26 Rush, 150 Yds, TD 3 Rec, 105 Yds, 3 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PHI WSH 1 Eagles 44-yard field goal by Dempsey 3 0 1 Eagles Young 34-yard touchdown reception from Gabriel, Dempsey kick good 10 0 2 Redskins Brown 14-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good 10 7 2 Redskins 15-yard field goal by Knight 10 10 2 Redskins Jefferson 32-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good 10 17 2 Redskins Brown 27-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good 10 24 2 Eagles 15-yard field goal by Dempsey 13 24 3 Redskins Brown 64-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good 13 31 3 Eagles Sullivan 1-yard touchdown run, Dempsey kick good 20 31 4 Redskins Brown 8-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good 20 38 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 38

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	10	4	0	.714	6–2	8–3	382	203	W3
Washington Redskins	10	4	0	.714	6–2	8–3	325	198	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	5	8	1	.393	3–4–1	3–7–1	310	393	L1
St. Louis Cardinals	4	9	1	.321	3–5	4–7	286	365	L1
New York Giants	2	11	1	.179	1–6–1	1–9–1	226	362	L4

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance	Game recap
Divisional	December 22	at Minnesota Vikings	L 20–27	Metropolitan Stadium	45,475	Recap

Divisional

1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 0 7 3 10 20 • Vikings 0 3 7 17 27 Date: December 22 Location: Metropolitan Stadium Game attendance: 45,475

References