1973 San Francisco 49ers season

1973 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coach	Dick Nolan
Owner	Josephine Morabito Jane Morabito
Home field	Candlestick Park
Results
Record	5–9
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

The 1973 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 24th in the National Football League. They began the season hoping to improve on their previous years' output of 8–5–1, and looking to make the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. However, the team finished 5–9^[1] and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 16, 1973	at Miami Dolphins	L 21–13	68,275
2	September 23, 1973	at Denver Broncos	W 36–34	50,966
3	September 30, 1973	Los Angeles Rams	L 40–20	57,487
4	October 7, 1973	at Atlanta Falcons	W 13–9	51,107
5	October 14, 1973	Minnesota Vikings	L 17–13	56,438
6	October 21, 1973	New Orleans Saints	W 40–0	52,881
7	October 28, 1973	Atlanta Falcons	L 17–3	56,825
8	November 4, 1973	at Detroit Lions	L 30–20	49,531
9	November 11, 1973	at Washington Redskins	L 33–9	54,381
10	November 18, 1973	at Los Angeles Rams	L 31–13	78,358
11	November 26, 1973	Green Bay Packers	W 20–6	49,244
12	December 2, 1973	Philadelphia Eagles	W 38–28	51,155
13	December 9, 1973	at New Orleans Saints	L 16–10	62,490
14	December 15, 1973	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 37–14	52,252

Game summaries

Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
• 49ers	0	20	10	6	36
Broncos	10	3	7	14	34

Date: September 23
Location: Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
Game start: 2:00 p.m.
Game weather: 66°F, wind 16 mph

Scoring summary

1	DEN	Jerry Simmons 18 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)	Broncos 7–0

1	DEN	Jim Turner 34 yard field goal	Broncos 10–0

2	DEN	Jim Turner 28 yard field goal	Broncos 13–0

2	SF	Bruce Gossett 22 yard field goal	Broncos 13–3

2	SF	Jimmy Thomas 5 yard run (Bruce Gossett kick)	Broncos 13–10

2	SF	John Brodie 1 yard run (Bruce Gossett kick)	49ers 17–13

2	SF	Bruce Gossett 39 yard field goal	49ers 20–13

3	SF	Bruce Gossett 14 yard field goal	49ers 23–13

3	SF	Vic Washington 1 yard run (Bruce Gossett kick)	49ers 30–13

3	DEN	Floyd Little 1 yard run (Jim Turner kick)	49ers 30–20

4	SF	Bruce Gossett 46 yard field goal	49ers 33–20

4	DEN	Gene Washington 19 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick)	49ers 33–27

4	DEN	Floyd Little 1 yard run (Jim Turner kick)	Broncos 34–33

4	SF	Bruce Gossett 39 yard field goal	49ers 36–34

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Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	12	2	0	.857	5–1	9–2	388	178	W6
Atlanta Falcons	9	5	0	.643	4–2	7–4	318	224	W1
San Francisco 49ers	5	9	0	.357	2–4	4–7	262	319	L2
New Orleans Saints	5	9	0	.357	1–5	4–7	163	312	L1

References

San Francisco 49ers

Founded in 1946 Based and headquartered in Santa Clara, California

Franchise	Franchise Team history Coaches Players Seasons Logo and uniform history Starting quarterbacks Draft history

Stadiums	Kezar Stadium Candlestick Park Levi's Stadium

Culture	Sourdough Sam San Francisco Gold Rush West Coast offense

Lore	The Catch Joe Cool Million Dollar Backfield Snowball Game Harbaugh Bowl

Rivalries	Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks Dallas Cowboys New York Giants

Key figures	Eddie DeBartolo Denise DeBartolo York Jed York John York Gideon Yu

Division championships (19)	1970 1971 1972 1981 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 2002 2011 2012

Conference championships (6)	1981 1984 1988 1989 1994 2012

League championships (5)	1981 (XVI) 1984 (XIX) 1988 (XXIII) 1989 (XXIV) 1994 (XXIX)

Retired numbers	8 12 16 34 37 39 70 58 70 80 87 BW Mr. D

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1950–present) Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	All-America Football Conference (1946–1949)

Seasons (70)	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

San Francisco 49ers seasons

1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1973 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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