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1973 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 5-7-2, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 202 points (14.4/g), 22nd of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 259 points (18.5/g), 14th.
Differential of -57 points (-4.1/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 5.0-9.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 9th.
Coached by Dan Devine (5-7-2)
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1973 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Scott Hunter | 26 | 2 | 5 | 35 for 84, 442 yards, 2 td, 4 int, & 8 rushes for 3 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 140th pick / 1971 |
| QB | Jerry Tagge | 23 | 1 | 6 | 56 for 106, 720 yards, 2 td, 7 int, & 15 rushes for 62 yards and 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 11th pick / 1972 |
| RB | MacArthur Lane | 31 | 5 | 0 | 170 rushes for 528 yards, 1 td, & 27 catches for 255 yards and 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1968 |
| FB | John Brockington* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 265 rushes for 1,144 yards, 3 td, & 16 catches for 128 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Barry Smith | 22 | Rook | 0 | 15 catches for 233 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 21st pick / 1973 |
| WR | Jon Staggers | 25 | 3 | 0 | 25 catches for 412 yards, 3 td, & 4 rushes for 33 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 105th pick / 1970 |
| WR | Leland Glass | 23 | 1 | 0 | 11 catches for 119 yards, 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 190th pick / 1972 |
| TE | Rich McGeorge | 25 | 3 | 0 | 16 catches for 260 yards, 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 16th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Mal Snider | 26 | 4 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 54th pick / 1969 |
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| LT | Bill Hayhoe | 27 | 4 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1969 |
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| LG | Bill Lueck | 27 | 5 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1968 |
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| C | Ken Bowman | 31 | 9 | 0 | New York Jets / 10th / 75th pick / 1964 |
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| RG | Gale Gillingham* | 29 | 7 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 13th pick / 1966 |
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| RT | Dick Himes | 27 | 5 | 13 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1968 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Sweeny Williams | 27 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 283rd pick / 1969 |
| LDT | Mike McCoy | 25 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1970 |
| RDT | Robert E. Brown | 33 | 7 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1964 |
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| RDE | Alden Roche | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 37th pick / 1970 |
| LLB | Tom MacLeod | 22 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1973 |
| LLB | Tom Toner | 23 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 152nd pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Jim Carter* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 68th pick / 1970 |
| RLB | Fred Carr | 27 | 5 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1968 |
| LCB | Perry Smith | 22 | Rook | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 92nd pick / 1973 |
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| LCB | Willie Buchanon* | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1972 |
| RCB | Ken Ellis* | 26 | 3 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1970 |
| SS | Al Matthews | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1970 |
| FS | Jim Hill | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 18th pick / 1968 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chester Marcol | 24 | 1 | 0 | 21 of 35 field goals & 19 of 20 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1972 |
| P | Ron Widby | 28 | 5 | 0 | 56 punts for a 43.1 average, 0 blocked | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 81st pick / 1967 |
| PR | Jon Staggers | 25 | 3 | 0 | 19 punt returns for a 4.7 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 105th pick / 1970 |
| KR | Ike Thomas | 26 | 2 | 0 | 23 kick returns for a 22.9 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 51st pick / 1971 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Hise Austin | 23 | DB | 9 | 0 | 191 | 6-4 | Prairie View | 9/8/1950 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 202nd pick / 1973 |
| Ken Bowman | 31 | C | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 12/15/1942 | 9 | New York Jets / 10th / 75th pick / 1964 |
| Kent Branstetter | 24 | T | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Houston | 2/3/1949 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 9th / 216th pick / 1972 |
| John Brockington* | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 9/7/1948 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1971 |
| Aaron Brown | 30 | DE | 8 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Minnesota | 11/16/1943 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 6th pick / 1966 |
| Robert E. Brown | 33 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 2/22/1940 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1964 |
| Willie Buchanon* | 23 | DB | 6 | 6 | 190 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 11/4/1950 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1972 |
| Fred Carr | 27 | LB | 14 | 14 | 238 | 6-5 | Texas-El Paso | 8/19/1946 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1968 |
| Jim Carter* | 25 | LB-G | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 10/18/1948 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 68th pick / 1970 |
| Jim Del Gaizo | 26 | QB | 8 | 2 | 198 | 6-1 | Syracuse,Tampa | 5/31/1947 | 1 | |
| Mike Donohoe | 28 | TE | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | San Francisco | 5/6/1945 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 225th pick / 1968 |
| Ken Ellis* | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-10 | Southern | 9/27/1947 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1970 |
| Len Garrett | 26 | TE | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | New Mexico Highlands | 12/18/1947 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 15th / 374th pick / 1971 |
| Gale Gillingham* | 29 | G-DT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 2/3/1944 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 13th pick / 1966 |
| Leland Glass | 23 | WR | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Oregon | 11/5/1950 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 190th pick / 1972 |
| Les Goodman | 23 | RB | 6 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | Yankton | 9/1/1950 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 67th pick / 1972 |
| Dick Gordon | 29 | WR-SE-FL | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 1/1/1944 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 88th pick / 1965 |
| Charlie V. Hall | 25 | DB | 13 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 3/31/1948 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1971 |
| Bill Hayhoe | 27 | T | 6 | 0 | 258 | 6-8 | USC | 9/6/1946 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1969 |
| Larry Hefner | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Clemson | 8/2/1949 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 346th pick / 1972 |
| Don Highsmith | 25 | RB | 7 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 3/12/1948 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 13th / 336th pick / 1970 |
| Jim Hill | 27 | DB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 10/21/1946 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 18th pick / 1968 |
| Dick Himes | 27 | T | 14 | 13 | 244 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 5/25/1946 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1968 |
| Scott Hunter | 26 | QB | 8 | 5 | 205 | 6-2 | Alabama | 11/11/1947 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 140th pick / 1971 |
| Noel Jenke | 27 | LB | 2 | 0 | 221 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 12/17/1946 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 303rd pick / 1969 |
| Larry Krause | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | St. Norbert | 4/22/1948 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 17th / 432nd pick / 1970 |
| MacArthur Lane | 31 | RB | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Utah State | 3/16/1942 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1968 |
| Bill Lueck | 27 | G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Arizona | 4/7/1946 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1968 |
| Tom MacLeod | 22 | LB | 10 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 1/10/1951 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1973 |
| Chester Marcol | 24 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Hillsdale | 10/24/1949 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1972 |
| Al Matthews | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 11/7/1947 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1970 |
| Ron McBride | 25 | RB | 1 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Missouri | 10/12/1948 | Rook | |
| Larry McCarren | 22 | C | 5 | 0 | 246 | 6-3 | Illinois | 11/9/1951 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 308th pick / 1973 |
| Mike McCoy | 25 | DT-NT | 14 | 14 | 284 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 9/6/1948 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1970 |
| Rich McGeorge | 25 | TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Elon | 9/14/1948 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 16th pick / 1970 |
| Carleton Oats | 31 | DT-DE | 8 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 4/24/1942 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 21st / 167th pick / 1964 |
| Dave Pureifory | 24 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 260 | 6-1 | Eastern Michigan | 7/12/1949 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1972 |
| Alden Roche | 28 | DE | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Southern | 4/9/1945 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 37th pick / 1970 |
| Barry Smith | 22 | WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Florida State | 1/15/1951 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 21st pick / 1973 |
| Perry Smith | 22 | DB | 8 | 7 | 195 | 6-1 | Colorado State,Mesa | 3/29/1951 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 92nd pick / 1973 |
| Mal Snider | 26 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Stanford | 4/5/1947 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 54th pick / 1969 |
| Jon Staggers | 25 | WR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Missouri | 12/14/1948 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 105th pick / 1970 |
| Paul Staroba | 24 | WR | 2 | 0 | 204 | 6-3 | Michigan | 1/20/1949 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 66th pick / 1971 |
| Jerry Tagge | 23 | QB | 7 | 6 | 220 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 4/12/1950 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 11th pick / 1972 |
| Ike Thomas | 26 | DB-WR | 13 | 0 | 193 | 6-2 | Bishop | 11/4/1947 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 51st pick / 1971 |
| Tom Toner | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Idaho State | 1/25/1950 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 152nd pick / 1973 |
| Ron Widby | 28 | P | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 3/9/1945 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 81st pick / 1967 |
| Perry Williams | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | Purdue | 12/11/1946 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 90th pick / 1969 |
| Sweeny Williams | 27 | DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Prairie View | 9/3/1946 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 283rd pick / 1969 |
| Cal Withrow | 28 | C | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 7/4/1945 | 3 | |
| Keith Wortman | 23 | T-G-C | 8 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 7/20/1950 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 242nd pick / 1972 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 14 | 223.5 | 6-2.1 | 2.9 |