1973 Chicago Bears season

1973 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	Abe Gibron
General manager	George Halas, Jr.
Owner	George Halas
Home field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	3–11
Division place	4th NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1973 Chicago Bears season was their 54th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 3–11 record, the second worst showing in franchise history.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 16, 1973	Dallas Cowboys	L 20–17	49,970
2	September 23, 1973	Minnesota Vikings	L 22–13	52,035
3	September 30, 1973	at Denver Broncos	W 33–14	51,159
4	October 7, 1973	at New Orleans Saints	L 21–16	56,561
5	October 14, 1973	at Atlanta Falcons	L 46–6	58,850
6	October 21, 1973	New England Patriots	L 13–10	47,643
7	October 28, 1973	Houston Oilers	W 35–14	43,755
8	November 4, 1973	at Green Bay Packers	W 31–17	56,267
9	November 12, 1973	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 19–7	70,664
10	November 18, 1973	Detroit Lions	L 30–7	48,625
11	November 25, 1973	at Minnesota Vikings	L 31–13	46,430
12	December 2, 1973	Los Angeles Rams	L 26–0	47,620
13	December 9, 1973	at Detroit Lions	L 40–7	41,729
14	December 16, 1973	Green Bay Packers	L 21–0	29,157

Roster

1973 Chicago Bears final roster
	Quarterbacks 10 Bobby Douglass QB Running backs {{{running_backs}}} Wide receivers {{{wide_receivers}}} Tight ends {{{tight_ends}}}		Offensive linemen 79 Lionel Antoine OT 74 Bob Asher OT 52 Rich Coady C 61 Glen Holloway OG 65 Randy Jackson OT 64 Ernie Janet OG 45 Joe Moore OG 78 Bob Newton OG Defensive linemen 75 Dave Hale DL 85 Willie Holman DL 71 Tony McGee DE 68 Jim Osborne DT 70 Andy Rice DT 89 Mel Tom DE		Linebackers 55 Doug Buffone OLB 51 Dick Butkus MLB 30 Jimmy Gunn LB 58 Bob Pifferini OLB 54 Adrian Young LB Defensive backs {{{defensive_backs}}} Special teams 88 Bobby Joe Green P 83 Mac Percival K		Reserve lists 19 Gary Huff QB 39 Reggie Sanderson RB 38 Dave Juenger WR 81 Mike Reppond WR 63 Steve Kinney OG 60 Wally Chambers DT 72 Gary Hrivnak DE 53 Gail Clark LB 57 Don Rives LB 48 Allan Ellis DB 24 Willie Roberts DB 15 Mirro Roder K Practice squad Source pro-football-reference.com, Retrieved 2013-Jul-22 Head coach Abe Gibron Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Game summaries

Week 8

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 7 3 14 7 31 Packers 7 10 0 0 17 Date: November 4 Location: Lambeau Field Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game attendance: 56,267 Game weather: 31°F • Wind 9

Scoring summary 1 CHI Bobby Douglass 1 yard run (Mac Percival kick) Bears 7–0 1 GB MacArthur Lane 5 yard pass from Scott Hunter (Chester Marcol kick) Tie 7–7 2 GB Scott Hunter 1 yard run (Chester Marcol kick) Packers 14–7 2 GB Chester Marcol 25 yard field goal Packers 17–7 2 CHI Mac Percival 10 yard field goal Packers 17–10 3 CHI Bobby Douglass 1 yard run (Mac Percival kick) Tie 17–17 3 CHI Bobby Douglass 2 yard run (Mac Percival kick) Bears 24–17 4 CHI Bobby Douglass 1 yard run (Mac Percival kick) Bears 31–17

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Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
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

References

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com