1973 New England Patriots Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Chuck Fairbanks (5-9)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1973 New England Patriots StatisticsTeam Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Chuck Fairbanks (5-9)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1973 New England Patriots Results
The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Patriots netted 258 points, but the defensive unit allowed 300. Jim Plunkett tossed for 2,550 yards. Reggie Rucker caught 53 passes for 743 yards.
Sam Cunningham rushed for a team-best 516 yards for New England.
Ron Bolton picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Chuck Fairbanks coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Ron Acks | RLB | October 3, 1944 | 6'2" | 214 | Illinois | Herrin, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Julius Adams | RDT | April 26, 1948 | 6'3" | 270 | Texas Southern | Macon, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Bob Adams | TE | August 15, 1946 | 6'2" | 225 | Pacific | Stockton, CA USA | 12 | 5 |
| 61 | Sam Adams | LT | September 20, 1948 | 6'3" | 256 | Prairie View | Jasper, TX USA | 12 | 7 |
| 49 | Ralph Anderson | FS | April 3, 1949 | 6'2" | 180 | West Texas A&M | Dallas, TX USA | 13 | 10 |
| 31 | Josh Ashton | RB | August 24, 1949 | 6'1" | 205 | Tulsa | Eagle Lake, TX USA | 12 | 8 |
| 78 | Willie Banks | G | March 17, 1946 | 6'2" | 250 | Alcorn St. | Greenville, MS USA | 13 | 1 |
| 3 | Bruce Barnes | P | June 21, 1951 | 5'11" | 215 | UCLA | Coshocton, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | Bill Bell | K | December 9, 1947 | 6'0" | 192 | Kansas | Fort Knox, KY USA | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Ron Bolton | RCB | April 16, 1950 | 6'2" | 180 | Norfolk St. | Petersburg, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Greg Boyd | DB | December 30, 1950 | 6'2" | 201 | Arizona | Scottsdale, AZ USA | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Rick Cash | RDE | July 1, 1945 | 6'5" | 248 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Edgar Chandler | MLB | August 31, 1946 | 6'3" | 225 | Georgia | Cedartown, GA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 39 | Sam Cunningham | FB | August 15, 1950 | 6'3" | 226 | USC | Santa Barbara, CA USA | 14 | 10 |
| 66 | Nate Dorsey | WR | December 6, 1950 | 6'4" | 240 | Miss. Valley St. | Tampa, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Brian Dowling | QB | April 1, 1947 | 6'2" | 210 | Yale | Cleveland, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 58 | Doug Dumler | C | December 15, 1950 | 6'3" | 243 | Nebraska | Hoisington, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Sandy Durko | SS | August 29, 1948 | 6'1" | 185 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | Will Foster | LB | October 2, 1948 | 6'2" | 230 | East. Michigan | Grady, AL USA | 9 | 1 |
| 59 | Bob Geddes | LB | April 22, 1946 | 6'2" | 240 | UCLA | Seattle, WA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | Paul Gipson | RB | March 21, 1946 | 6'0" | 210 | Houston | Jacksonville, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 70 | Leon Gray | LG | November 15, 1951 | 6'3" | 256 | Jackson St. | Olive Branch, MS USA | 9 | 8 |
| 71 | Ray Hamilton | LDE | January 20, 1951 | 6'1" | 244 | Oklahoma | Omaha, NE USA | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | John Hannah | LG | April 4, 1951 | 6'2" | 265 | Alabama | Canton, GA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 42 | Mack Herron | KR | July 24, 1948 | 5'5" | 170 | Kansas St. | Biloxi, MS USA | 14 | 1 |
| 23 | George Hoey | LCB | November 14, 1946 | 5'10" | 174 | Michigan | Gaffney, SC USA | 13 | 12 |
| 62 | Kevin Hunt | T-G | November 29, 1948 | 6'5" | 260 | Doane | Framington, MA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Honor Jackson | DB | November 21, 1948 | 6'1" | 195 | Pacific | New Orleans, LA USA | 4 | 3 |
| 57 | Steve Kiner | LLB | June 12, 1947 | 6'1" | 220 | Tennessee | Sandstone, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | Steve King | LB | June 10, 1951 | 6'4" | 232 | Tulsa | McAlester, OK USA | 7 | 0 |
| 67 | Bill Lenkaitis | C | June 30, 1946 | 6'4" | 255 | Penn St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 72 | Mel Lunsford | DE-DT-NT | June 13, 1950 | 6'3" | 256 | Central State (OH) | Cincinnati, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | Don Martin | DB | September 17, 1949 | 5'11" | 187 | Yale | Carrollton, MO USA | 14 | 2 |
| 28 | Dave Mason | DB | November 2, 1949 | 6'0" | 199 | Nebraska | Menomonie, MI USA | 7 | 1 |
| 24 | Bob McCall | RB | April 26, 1950 | 6'0" | 205 | Arizona | Sarasota, FL USA | 8 | 1 |
| 75 | Arthur Moore | NT-DT | April 4, 1951 | 6'5" | 253 | Tulsa | Daingerfield, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 56 | Jon Morris | C | April 5, 1942 | 6'4" | 254 | Holy Cross | Washington, DC USA | 2 | 2 |
| 77 | Tom Neville | RT | August 12, 1943 | 6'4" | 260 | Mississippi St. | Montgomery, AL USA | 8 | 8 |
| 16 | Jim Plunkett | QB | December 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 220 | Stanford | San Jose, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 74 | Bob Reynolds | T | January 22, 1939 | 6'5" | 265 | Bowling Green | Nashville, TN USA | 4 | 4 |
| 76 | Dave Rowe | LDT | June 20, 1945 | 6'7" | 280 | Penn St. | Neptune, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 33 | Reggie Rucker | WR | September 21, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | Boston Univ. | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 11 | Dick Shiner | QB | July 18, 1942 | 6'0" | 201 | Maryland | Lebanon, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | Donnell Smith | DE | May 25, 1949 | 6'4" | 245 | Southern | Lakeland, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 60 | Len St. Jean | RG | October 27, 1941 | 5'11" | 250 | Northern Michigan | Newberry, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 59 | Brian Stenger | LB | January 16, 1947 | 6'4" | 241 | Notre Dame | Euclid, OH USA | 10 | 2 |
| 84 | Darryl Stingley | WR | September 18, 1951 | 6'0" | 194 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 10 |
| 53 | John Tanner | LB | March 8, 1945 | 6'4" | 241 | Tennessee Tech | Orlando, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 36 | John Tarver | FB | January 1, 1949 | 6'3" | 227 | Colorado | Bakersfield, CA USA | 9 | 7 |
| 18 | Randy Vataha | WR | December 4, 1948 | 5'10" | 176 | Stanford | Santa Maria, CA USA | 14 | 4 |
| 43 | Claxton Welch | RB | July 3, 1947 | 5'11" | 203 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Jeff White | K | June 10, 1948 | 5'10" | 170 | Texas-El Paso | Bronxville, NY USA | 11 | 0 |
| 86 | Bob Windsor | TE | December 19, 1942 | 6'4" | 220 | Kentucky | Washington, DC USA | 13 | 9 |
