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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
Schedule
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
Season summary
Week 1 at Bears
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
Week 2
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
[3]
Week 3
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 goal DAL 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
[4]
Week 4
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Week 10
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 goal Eagles 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
[5]
Playoffs
Roster
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
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
External links
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Division championships (25) Conference championships (10) League championships (5) Media Current league affiliations