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1973 Baltimore Colts

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Record: 4-10-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 226 points (16.1/g), 20th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 341 points (24.4/g), 21st.
 Differential of -115 points (-8.2/g), 21st.
 Expected W-L: 3.8-10.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 15th.

Coached by Howard Schnellenberger (4-10-0)

1973 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 16 box L 0-1 @ Cleveland Browns 14 24 10 129 4 125 1 20 297 150 147 3
2 Sun September 23 box L 0-2 New York Jets 10 34 14 277 188 89 8 16 276 168 108 1
3 Sun September 30 box W 1-2 New Orleans Saints 14 10 19 339 91 248 5 12 312 250 62 2
4 Sun October 7 box L 1-3 @ New England Patriots 16 24 11 192 81 111 1 19 191 45 146 3
5 Sun October 14 box L 1-4 @ Buffalo Bills 13 31 13 203 60 143 4 18 311 52 259 3
6 Sun October 21 box W 2-4 @ Detroit Lions 29 27 19 337 172 165 1 24 397 227 170 3
7 Sun October 28 box L 2-5 Oakland Raiders 21 34 22 326 209 117 3 28 442 260 182 1
8 Sun November 4 box L 2-6 Houston Oilers 27 31 16 259 155 104 2 20 444 340 104 6
9 Sun November 11 box L 2-7 @ Miami Dolphins 0 44 4 132 20 112 3 17 412 97 315 3
10 Sun November 18 box L 2-8 @ Washington Redskins 14 22 22 242 122 120 4 14 244 140 104 1
11 Sun November 25 box L 2-9 Buffalo Bills 17 24 15 221 69 152 2 16 384 169 215 2
12 Sun December 2 box L 2-10 @ New York Jets 17 20 19 319 151 168 2 18 353 219 134 3
13 Sun December 9 box W 3-10 Miami Dolphins 16 3 15 201 35 166 11 228 135 93 3
14 Sun December 16 box W 4-10 New England Patriots 18 13 19 329 118 211 2 10 197 147 50 3

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 226 3506 868 4.0 218 137 300 1475 14 25 4.4 79 536 2031 9 3.8 121 38 13 18
Team Defense 341 4488 847 5.3 243 199 331 2399 16 15 6.7 123 491 2089 15 4.3 104 37 22 16
Lg Rank Offense 20 21 17 21 22 13 21 21 7 11 20 19 18 6
Lg Rank Defense 21 21 19 12 23 17 18 24 10 14 17 20 7 2

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
14 Marty Domres 26 QB 11 9 3-6-0 93 191 48.7 1153 9 4.7 13 6.8 66 6.0 3.9 12.4 104.8 55.2 18 145 4.8 2.9 8.6
7 Bert Jones 22 qb 8 5 1-4-0 43 108 39.8 539 4 3.7 12 11.1 51 5.0 0.7 12.5 67.4 28.8 14 126 3.4 -0.4 11.5
28 Cotton Speyrer 24 WR 14 0 1 1 100.0 54 1 100.0 0 0.0 54 54.0 74.0 54.0 3.9 158.3 0 0 54.0 74.0 0.0
Team Total 25.4 14 4-10-0 137 300 45.7 1746 14 4.7 25 8.3 66 5.8 3.0 12.7 124.7 45.2 32 271 4.4 1.9 9.6
Opp Total 14 199 331 60.1 2599 16 4.8 15 4.5 7.9 6.8 13.1 185.6 82.1 25 200 6.7 5.7

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
26 Lydell Mitchell 24 RB 14 11 253 963 2 36 3.8 68.8 18.1 17 113 6.6 0 14 1.2 8.1 1076 2 2
23 Don McCauley 24 FB 13 12 144 514 2 24 3.6 39.5 11.1 25 186 7.4 0 34 1.9 14.3 700 2 3
14 Marty Domres 26 QB 11 9 32 126 2 14 3.9 11.5 2.9 126 2 3
48 Don Nottingham 24 3 0 28 118 1 20 4.2 39.3 9.3 2 10 5.0 0 5 0.7 3.3 128 1 0
38 Bill Olds 22 13 0 26 100 2 17 3.8 7.7 2.0 2 -4 -2.0 0 -1 0.2 -0.3 96 2 0
7 Bert Jones 22 qb 8 5 18 58 0 17 3.2 7.3 2.3 58 0 0
27 Hubert Ginn 26 9 0 16 47 0 8 2.9 5.2 1.8 3 2 0.7 0 6 0.3 0.2 49 0 0
35 Glenn Doughty 26 WR 14 14 10 96 0 30 9.6 6.9 0.7 25 587 23.5 4 66 1.8 41.9 683 4 0
17 Sam Havrilak 26 14 0 2 9 0 8 4.5 0.6 0.1 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.1 0.6 18 0 0
49 David Lee 30 P 14 0 2 -16 0 0 -8.0 -1.1 0.1 -16 0 1
11 Jack Mildren 24 SS 14 0 2 14 0 10 7.0 1.0 0.1 14 0 1
87 Raymond Chester 25 TE 13 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 18 181 10.1 1 40 1.4 13.9 182 1 1
28 Cotton Speyrer 24 WR 14 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 17 311 18.3 4 47 1.2 22.2 312 4 0
80 Ollie Smith 24 7 0 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.4 0.1 1 37 37.0 0 37 0.1 5.3 34 0 1
84 Tom Mitchell 29 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 25 313 12.5 4 33 1.9 24.1 313 4 0
88 John Andrews 25 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 1 1.0 1 1 0.1 0.1 1 1 0
Team Total 25.4 14 536 2031 9 36 3.8 145.1 38.3 137 1746 12.7 14 66 9.8 124.7 3777 23 18
Opp Total 14 491 2089 15 4.3 149.2 35.1 199 2399 12.1 16 14.2 171.4 4488 31 35

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
40 Bruce Laird 23 lcb 12 6 15 72 0 13 4.8 24 547 0 51 22.8 619
28 Cotton Speyrer 24 WR 14 0 17 496 1 101 29.2 808
27 Hubert Ginn 26 9 0 9 198 0 29 22.0 247
21 Rick Volk 28 FS 14 0 7 45 0 13 6.4 2 16 0 16 8.0 61
38 Bill Olds 22 13 0 3 14 0 10 4.7 110
44 Rex Kern 24 LCB 14 0 2 12 0 9 6.0 12
88 John Andrews 25 8 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 14
23 Don McCauley 24 FB 13 12 1 12 0 12 12.0 712
31 Nelson Munsey 25 RCB 14 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
48 Don Nottingham 24 3 0 1 17 0 17 17.0 145
53 Stan White 24 RLB 14 14 1 17 0 17 17.0 17
Team Total 25.4 14 24 129 0 13 5.4 60 1343 1 101 22.4 5249
Opp Total 14 28 0 42 950 0 22.6

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
49 David Lee 30 P 14 0 62 2402 60 2 38.7
10 George Hunt 24 K 14 0 6 6 9 7 5 3 5 3 28 16 57.1% 24 22 91.7%
Team Total 25.4 14 6 6 9 7 5 3 5 3 28 16 57.1% 24 22 91.7% 62 2402 60 2 38.7
Opp Total 14 33 23 69.7% 39 38 97.4% 47 1758 37.4

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
73 Richard Amman 23 14 0 0 1 0 0
63 Mike Barnes 23 LDE 14 13 0 2 0 0
87 Raymond Chester 25 TE 13 0 1 0 0 0
32 Mike Curtis 30 MLB 7 0 2 9 0 7 0 2 0 0
14 Marty Domres 26 QB 11 9 3 1 0 0
27 Hubert Ginn 26 9 0 0 1 0 0
17 Sam Havrilak 26 14 0 0 1 0 0
83 Ted Hendricks* 26 LLB 14 0 3 33 0 24 0 4 0 0
54 Fred Hoaglin 29 14 0 1 0 -14 0
10 George Hunt 24 K 14 0 0 2 0 0
52 Michael Kaczmarek 22 14 0 1 2 0 2
44 Rex Kern 24 LCB 14 0 2 22 0 22 1 1 0 0
40 Bruce Laird 23 lcb 12 6 4 0 0 0
49 David Lee 30 P 14 0 1 0 0 0
23 Don McCauley 24 FB 13 12 3 1 0 0
11 Jack Mildren 24 SS 14 0 1 1 -11 0
26 Lydell Mitchell 24 RB 14 11 2 0 0 0
58 Ed Mooney 28 13 0 0 1 3 0
31 Nelson Munsey 25 RCB 14 0 0 1 0 0
25 Ray Oldham 22 11 2 2 10 0 7
80 Ollie Smith 24 7 0 1 0 0 0
21 Rick Volk 28 FS 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
53 Stan White 24 RLB 14 14 4 40 1 19 0 5 18 0
Team Total 25.4 14 15 116 1 24 18 27 -4 0
Opp Total 14 32 35 13

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
10 George Hunt 24 K 14 0 22 16 70
28 Cotton Speyrer 24 WR 14 0 4 1 5 30
35 Glenn Doughty 26 WR 14 14 4 4 24
84 Tom Mitchell 29 13 0 4 4 24
14 Marty Domres 26 QB 11 9 2 2 12
23 Don McCauley 24 FB 13 12 2 2 12
26 Lydell Mitchell 24 RB 14 11 2 2 12
38 Bill Olds 22 13 0 2 2 12
88 John Andrews 25 8 0 1 1 6
87 Raymond Chester 25 TE 13 0 1 1 6
83 Ted Hendricks* 26 LLB 14 0 1 1 6
48 Don Nottingham 24 3 0 1 1 6
53 Stan White 24 RLB 14 14 1 1 6
Team Total 25.4 14 9 14 1 1 1 26 22 16 226
Opp Total 14 15 16 38 23 341