1973 San Diego Chargers season

The 1973 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's fourth season in the National Football League (NFL), and its 14th overall.

1973 San Diego Chargers season
OwnerEugene V. Klein
Head coachHarland Svare
General managerHarland Svare
Home fieldSan Diego Stadium
Results
Record2–11–1
Division place4th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The team was coming off a season that ended with a 4–9–1 record. Although he was offered a five-year contract toward the end of the previous season, 1973 would prove to be Harland Svare's final season as the team's head coach.

The team obtained quarterback Johnny Unitas in a trade with the Baltimore Colts, but Unitas was a shell of his former greatness. In the middle of the season he was replaced at quarterback by a rookie Dan Fouts, the team's third-round pick in that year's draft.[1]

NFL Draft
Main article: 1973 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 25 Johnny Rodgers Wide Receiver Nebraska
3 64 Dan Fouts Quarterback Oregon

Roster
1973 San Diego Chargers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 16, 1973 at Washington Redskins L 38–0
53,589
2 September 23, 1973 Buffalo Bills W 34–7
47,588
3 September 30, 1973 Cincinnati Bengals L 20–13
46,733
4 October 7, 1973 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 38–21
48,795
5 October 14, 1973 Oakland Raiders L 27–17
50,672
6 October 21, 1973 Atlanta Falcons L 41–0
41,527
7 October 28, 1973 at Cleveland Browns T 16–16
68,244
8 November 4, 1973 Kansas City Chiefs L 19–0
50,234
9 November 11, 1973 at Denver Broncos L 30–19
51,034
10 November 18, 1973 New Orleans Saints W 17–14
34,848
11 November 25, 1973 at Oakland Raiders L 31–3
40,195
12 December 2, 1973 at New England Patriots L 30–14
58,150
13 December 9, 1973 Denver Broncos L 42–28
44,954
14 December 16, 1973 at Kansas City Chiefs L 33–6
43,755

Week 4
See also: 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season
San Diego Chargers (1–2) at Pittsburgh Steelers (3–0)
1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 0 02121
Steelers 17 21 0038

at Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Johnny Unitas was knocked out of the game.

Standings
AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Oakland Raiders 9 4 1 .679 4–1–1 7–3–1 292 175 W4
Kansas City Chiefs 7 5 2 .571 4–2 6–4–1 231 192 W1
Denver Broncos 7 5 2 .571 3–2–1 7–2–1 354 296 L1
San Diego Chargers 2 11 1 .179 0–6 1–9–1 188 386 L4

References
  1. Fouts would go on to play 15 seasons for the Chargers, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993.
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