1973 Green Bay Packers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-7-2
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dan Devine (5-7-2)
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
1973 Green Bay Packers StatisticsTeam Record: 5-7-2
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dan Devine (5-7-2)
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
1973 Green Bay Packers Results
The Green Bay Packers of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses and 2 ties, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
Green Bay scored 202 points, while the defense gave up 259. John Brockington carried the ball for a team-best 1,144 yards for the Packers.
Jerry Tagge tossed for 720 yards, and Scott Hunter took a significant amount of snaps, too. MacArthur Lane paced the receiving corps, snagging 27 passes, while Jon Staggers accumulated 412 receiving yards.
Jim Hill, Ken Ellis and Jim Carter each intercepted 3 opponent throws.
Dan Devine coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Hise Austin | DB | September 8, 1950 | 6'4" | 191 | Prairie View | Houston, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 57 | Ken Bowman | C | December 15, 1942 | 6'3" | 230 | Wisconsin | Milan, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Kent Branstetter | T | February 3, 1949 | 6'3" | 260 | Houston | Galveston, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 42 | John Brockington | FB | September 7, 1948 | 6'1" | 225 | Ohio St. | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Aaron Brown | DE | November 16, 1943 | 6'5" | 255 | Minnesota | Port Arthur, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 78 | Robert Brown | RDT | February 22, 1940 | 6'5" | 260 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Bonita, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Willie Buchanon | LCB | November 4, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | San Diego St. | Oceanside, CA USA | 6 | 6 |
| 53 | Fred Carr | RLB | August 19, 1946 | 6'5" | 238 | Texas-El Paso | Phoenix, AZ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Jim Carter | MLB | October 18, 1948 | 6'3" | 235 | Minnesota | St. Paul, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Jim Del Gaizo | QB | May 31, 1947 | 6'1" | 198 | Tampa | Everett, MA USA | 8 | 2 |
| 86 | Mike Donohoe | TE | May 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 225 | San Francisco | San Francisco, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 48 | Ken Ellis | RCB | September 27, 1947 | 5'10" | 190 | Southern | Woodbine, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | Len Garrett | TE | December 18, 1947 | 6'3" | 230 | New Mex. Highlands | Silsbee, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | Gale Gillingham | RG | February 3, 1944 | 6'3" | 255 | Minnesota | Madison, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | Leland Glass | WR | November 5, 1950 | 6'0" | 185 | Oregon | Sacramento, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 25 | Les Goodman | RB | September 1, 1950 | 5'11" | 206 | Yankton | Port Jefferson, NY USA | 6 | 0 |
| 85 | Dick Gordon | WR-SE-FL | January 1, 1944 | 5'11" | 190 | Michigan St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Charlie Hall | DB | March 31, 1948 | 6'1" | 193 | Pittsburgh | Philadelphia, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 77 | Bill Hayhoe | T | September 6, 1946 | 6'8" | 258 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 51 | Larry Hefner | LB | August 2, 1949 | 6'2" | 230 | Clemson | Charlotte, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Don Highsmith | RB | March 12, 1948 | 6'0" | 210 | Michigan St. | New Brunswick, NJ USA | 7 | 0 |
| 39 | Jim Hill | FS | October 21, 1946 | 6'2" | 190 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | San Antonio, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 72 | Dick Himes | RT | May 25, 1946 | 6'4" | 244 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 14 | 13 |
| 16 | Scott Hunter | QB | November 11, 1947 | 6'2" | 205 | Alabama | Mobile, AL USA | 8 | 5 |
| 55 | Noel Jenke | LB | December 17, 1946 | 6'2" | 221 | Minnesota | Owatonna, MN USA | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Larry Krause | RB | April 22, 1948 | 6'0" | 208 | St. Norbert | Stanley, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | MacArthur Lane | RB | March 16, 1942 | 6'1" | 220 | Utah St. | Oakland, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 62 | Bill Lueck | LG | April 7, 1946 | 6'3" | 250 | Arizona | Buckeye, AZ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Tom MacLeod | LLB | January 10, 1951 | 6'3" | 225 | Minnesota | Proctor, MN USA | 10 | 0 |
| 13 | Chester Marcol | K | October 24, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Hillsdale | Opole, Poland | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Al Matthews | SS | November 7, 1947 | 5'11" | 190 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Austin, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Ron McBride | RB | October 12, 1948 | 6'0" | 202 | Missouri | Fulton, MO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Larry McCarren | C | November 9, 1951 | 6'3" | 246 | Illinois | Park Forest, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 76 | Mike McCoy | LDT | September 6, 1948 | 6'5" | 284 | Notre Dame | Erie, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 81 | Rich McGeorge | TE | September 14, 1948 | 6'4" | 235 | Elon | Roanoke, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Carleton Oats | DT-DE | April 24, 1942 | 6'3" | 260 | Florida A&M | Tampa, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 75 | Dave Pureifory | DE-DT | July 12, 1949 | 6'1" | 260 | East. Michigan | Pensacola, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 87 | Alden Roche | RDE | April 9, 1945 | 6'4" | 255 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 80 | Barry Smith | WR | January 15, 1951 | 6'1" | 190 | Florida St. | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Perry Smith | LCB | March 29, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Mesa | Spartanburg, SC USA | 8 | 7 |
| 67 | Mal Snider | LT | April 5, 1947 | 6'4" | 251 | Stanford | Battle Creek, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Jon Staggers | PR | December 14, 1948 | 5'10" | 185 | Missouri | Richmond, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Paul Staroba | WR | January 20, 1949 | 6'3" | 204 | Michigan | Flint, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Jerry Tagge | QB | April 12, 1950 | 6'2" | 220 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE USA | 7 | 6 |
| 37 | Ike Thomas | KR | November 4, 1947 | 6'2" | 193 | Bishop | Newton, LA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 59 | Tom Toner | LB | January 25, 1950 | 6'3" | 235 | Idaho St. | Woburn, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Ron Widby | P | March 9, 1945 | 6'4" | 210 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 83 | Sweeny Williams | LDE | September 3, 1946 | 6'5" | 255 | Prairie View | Brazoria, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 31 | Perry Williams | RB | December 11, 1946 | 6'2" | 219 | Purdue | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Cal Withrow | C | July 4, 1945 | 6'0" | 240 | Kentucky | Portsmouth, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Keith Wortman | T-G-C | July 20, 1950 | 6'2" | 260 | Nebraska | Billings, MT USA | 8 | 0 |
