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. This was Roger Staubach 's first full season as the starting quarterback.
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]
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
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]
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 goalDAL 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]
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 goalEagles 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]
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
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