1973 New York Jets season

1973 New York Jets season
Head coach	Weeb Ewbank
Home field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	4th AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Timeline
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The 1973 New York Jets season was the 14th season for the team and the fourth in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 7–7 record from 1972 under head coach Weeb Ewbank. The Jets finished with a record of 4–10.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	1973-09-17	at Green Bay Packers	L 23–7	Milwaukee County Stadium	47,124
2	1973-09-23	at Baltimore Colts	W 34–10	Memorial Stadium	55,942
3	1973-09-30	at Buffalo Bills	L 9–7	Rich Stadium	77,425
4	1973-10-07	at Miami Dolphins	L 31–3	Miami Orange Bowl	63,850
5	1973-10-14	at New England Patriots	W 9–7	Schafer Stadium	58,659
6	1973-10-21	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 26–14	Three Rivers Stadium	48,682
7	1973-10-28	Denver Broncos	L 40–28	Shea Stadium	55,108
8	1973-11-04	Miami Dolphins	L 24–14	Shea Stadium	57,791
9	1973-11-11	New England Patriots	W 33–13	Shea Stadium	51,034
10	1973-11-18	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 20–14	Riverfront Stadium	55,745
11	1973-11-25	Atlanta Falcons	L 28–20	Shea Stadium	47,283
12	1973-12-02	Baltimore Colts	W 20–17	Shea Stadium	51,167
13	1973-12-09	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 24–23	Veterans Stadium	34,621
14	1973-12-16	Buffalo Bills	L 34–14	Shea Stadium	47,740

Season summary

Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total • Jets 3 0 10 21 34 Colts 3 7 0 0 10 Date: September 23 Location: Memorial Stadium • Baltimore, Maryland Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 55,942 Game weather: 71°F • Wind 10

Scoring summary 1 NYJ Bobby Howfield 22 yard field goal Jets 3-0 1 BAL George Hunt 17 yard field goal Tie 3-3 2 BAL Glenn Doughty 23 yard pass from Bert Jones (George Hunt kick) Colts 10-3 3 NYJ Eddie Bell 12 yard pass from Al Woodall (Bobby Howfield kick) Tie 10-10 3 NYJ Bobby Howfield 16 yard field goal Jets 13-10 4 NYJ Emerson Boozer 1 yard pass from Al Woodall (Bobby Howfield kick) Jets 20-10 4 NYJ Ralph Baker 22 yard interception return (Bobby Howfield kick) Jets 27-10 4 NYJ Rich Sowells 30 yard interception return (Bobby Howfield kick) Jets 34-10

Standings

AFC East
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Miami Dolphins	12	2	0	.857	343	150
Buffalo Bills	9	5	0	.643	259	230
New England Patriots	5	9	0	.357	258	300
New York Jets	4	10	0	.286	240	306
Baltimore Colts	4	10	0	.286	226	341

External links

• 1973 statistics