NFL team season
The 1973 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 24th season with the National Football League . After a solid 1972 season, which included a playoff appearance, the Browns got off to a solid start, winning three of their first four games on the way to a 7-3-1 start. However, the Browns did not win another game the rest of the season and settled for third place with a 7-5-2 record.
Offseason
Draft
[ 1]
Personnel
Staff / coaches
1973 Cleveland Browns staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Special Teams – Al Tabor
Athletic Trainer - Leo Murphy
Final roster
Preseason
Regular season schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Recap
1
September 16
Baltimore Colts
W 24–14
1–0
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
74,303
Recap
2
September 23
at Pittsburgh Steelers
L 6–33
1–1
Three Rivers Stadium
49,396
Recap
3
September 30
New York Giants
W 12–10
2–1
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
76,065
Recap
4
October 7
Cincinnati Bengals
W 17–10
3–1
Cleveland Browns Stadium
70,805
Recap
5
Miami Dolphins
L 9–17
3–2
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
72,070
Recap
6
October 21
Houston Oilers
W 42–13
4–2
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
61,146
Recap
7
October 28
San Diego Chargers
T 16–16
4–2–1
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
68,244
Recap
8
November 4
at Minnesota Vikings
L 3–26
4–3–1
Metropolitan Stadium
45,590
Recap
9
November 11
at Houston Oilers
W 23–13
5–3–1
Houston Astrodome
37,230
Recap
10
November 18
at Oakland Raiders
W 7–3
6–3–1
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
47,398
Recap
11
November 25
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 21–16
7–3–1
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
67,773
Recap
12
December 2
at Kansas City Chiefs
T 20–20
7–3–2
Arrowhead Stadium
70,296
Recap
13
December 9
at Cincinnati Bengals
L 17–34
7–4–2
Riverfront Stadium
58,266
Recap
14
December 16
at Los Angeles Rams
L 17–30
7–5–2
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
73,948
Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary
Week 1
1
2 3 4 Total
Colts
0
7 7 0
14
• Browns
7
10 7 0
24
[ 2]
Week 2
Week 3
1
2 3 4 Total
Giants
0
10 0 0
10
• Browns
0
0 6 6
12
Date: September 30Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 76,065Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); wind 9 mph (14 km/h)
[ 3]
Week 4
1
2 3 4 Total
Bengals
3
0 0 7
10
• Browns
0
7 7 3
17
Date: October 7Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 70,805Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C); wind 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
[ 4]
Week 5
Week 6
1
2 3 4 Total
Oilers
0
0 13 0
13
• Browns
14
14 0 14
42
[ 5]
Week 7
Week 8
1
2 3 4 Total
Browns
3
0 0 0
3
• Vikings
3
6 7 10
26
Date: November 4Location: Metropolitan Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 27 °F (−3 °C); wind 11 mph (18 km/h)
[ 6]
Week 9
1
2 3 4 Total
• Browns
17
0 3 3
23
Oilers
0
3 3 7
13
[ 7]
Week 10
1
2 3 4 Total
• Browns
0
7 0 0
7
Raiders
0
0 0 3
3
[ 8]
Week 11
1
2 3 4 Total
Steelers
7
3 3 3
16
• Browns
7
7 0 7
21
[ 9]
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Standings
References
^ "1973 NFL Draft Listing – Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009 .
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved April 5, 2015.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved April 6, 2015.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved April 9, 2015.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved April 13, 2015.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved May 6, 2015.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved April 19, 2015.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved April 19, 2015.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved April 19, 2015.
External links
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