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1973 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 5-8-1, Finished 3rd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 310 points (22.1/g), 8th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 393 points (28.1/g), 25th.
Differential of -83 points (-5.9/g), 20th.
Expected W-L: 5.1-8.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 11th.
Coached by Mike McCormack (5-8-1)
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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 | Roman Gabriel* | 33 | 11 | 14 | 270 for 460, 3,219 yards, 23 td, 12 int, & 12 rushes for 10 yards and 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 1st pick / 1962 |
| RB | Tom Sullivan | 23 | 1 | 0 | 217 rushes for 968 yards, 4 td, & 50 catches for 322 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 378th pick / 1972 |
| FB | Norm Bulaich | 27 | 3 | 0 | 106 rushes for 436 yards, 1 td, & 42 catches for 403 yards and 3 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 18th pick / 1970 |
| WR | Harold Carmichael* | 24 | 2 | 14 | 67 catches for 1,116 yards, 9 td, & 3 rushes for 42 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 161st pick / 1971 |
| WR | Don Zimmerman | 24 | Rook | 11 | 22 catches for 220 yards, 3 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 300th pick / 1972 |
| TE | Charle Young*+ | 22 | Rook | 14 | 55 catches for 854 yards, 6 td, & 4 rushes for 24 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 6th pick / 1973 |
| LT | Steve Smith | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 71st pick / 1966 |
| LG | Wade Key | 27 | 3 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 314th pick / 1969 |
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| LG | Vernon Winfield | 24 | 1 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 144th pick / 1972 |
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| C | Guy Morriss | 22 | Rook | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 28th pick / 1973 |
| C | Mike Evans | 27 | 5 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 232nd pick / 1968 |
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| RG | Mark Nordquist | 28 | 5 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 124th pick / 1968 |
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| RT | Jerry Sisemore | 22 | Rook | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 3rd pick / 1973 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Dennis Wirgowski | 26 | 3 | 8 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Boston Patriots / 9th / 212th pick / 1970 |
| LDE | Gerry Philbin | 32 | 9 | 6 | New York Jets / 3rd / 19th pick / 1964 |
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| LDT | Gary Pettigrew | 29 | 7 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1966 |
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| RDT | Richard Harris | 25 | 2 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1971 |
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| RDE | Will Wynn | 24 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 159th pick / 1973 |
| LLB | Steve Zabel | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 6th pick / 1970 |
| MLB | Marlin McKeever | 33 | 12 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1961 |
| RLB | John Sodaski | 25 | 3 | 9 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 212th pick / 1969 |
| RLB | John Bunting | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 248th pick / 1972 |
| LCB | John Outlaw | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Boston Patriots / 10th / 249th pick / 1968 |
| RCB | Joe Lavender | 24 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 288th pick / 1973 |
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| SS | Randy Logan | 22 | Rook | 14 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 55th pick / 1973 |
| FS | Bill Bradley* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 69th pick / 1969 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Tom Dempsey | 26 | 4 | 0 | 24 of 40 field goals & 34 of 34 extra points | |
| P | Tom McNeill | 31 | 6 | 0 | 46 punts for a 40.9 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Bill Bradley* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 8 punt returns for a 13.2 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 69th pick / 1969 |
| KR | Po James | 24 | 1 | 0 | 16 kick returns for a 25.8 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 92nd pick / 1972 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Kermit Alexander | 32 | DB | 14 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | UCLA | 1/4/1941 | 10 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
| Tom Bailey | 24 | RB | 12 | 0 | 211 | 6-2 | Florida State | 2/7/1949 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 256th pick / 1971 |
| Lee Bouggess | 25 | RB | 8 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Louisville | 1/18/1948 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 59th pick / 1970 |
| Bill Bradley* | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Texas | 1/24/1947 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 69th pick / 1969 |
| Norm Bulaich | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | TCU | 12/25/1946 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 18th pick / 1970 |
| John Bunting | 23 | LB | 7 | 7 | 220 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 7/15/1950 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 248th pick / 1972 |
| Harold Carmichael* | 24 | WR-TE | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-8 | Southern | 9/22/1949 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 161st pick / 1971 |
| Wes Chesson | 24 | WR | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Duke | 1/15/1949 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 163rd pick / 1971 |
| Al Coleman | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 183 | 6-1 | Jackson State,Tennessee State | 12/27/1944 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 87th pick / 1967 |
| Dick Cunningham | 29 | T-LB | 9 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 10/12/1944 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 9th / 136th pick / 1966 |
| Stan Davis | 23 | WR | 8 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Memphis | 7/13/1950 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 315th pick / 1973 |
| Tom Dempsey | 26 | K | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Palomar College | 1/12/1947 | 4 | |
| Bill Dunstan | 24 | DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Utah State | 1/3/1949 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 361st pick / 1971 |
| Mike Evans | 27 | C | 14 | 5 | 250 | 6-5 | Boston College | 8/6/1946 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 232nd pick / 1968 |
| Roman Gabriel* | 33 | QB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-5 | North Carolina State | 8/5/1940 | 11 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 1st pick / 1962 |
| Dean Halverson | 27 | LB | 5 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Washington | 8/24/1946 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 13th / 351st pick / 1968 |
| Richard Harris | 25 | DE-DT | 11 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Grambling State | 1/21/1948 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1971 |
| Ben Hawkins | 29 | WR-SE-FL | 4 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 3/22/1944 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 36th pick / 1966 |
| Don Hultz | 33 | DE-DT | 3 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 12/16/1940 | 10 | |
| Po James | 24 | RB | 10 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | New Mexico State | 3/19/1949 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 92nd pick / 1972 |
| Wade Key | 27 | G-T | 12 | 9 | 245 | 6-5 | Texas,Texas State | 10/14/1946 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 314th pick / 1969 |
| Roy Kirksey | 26 | G | 7 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Md-Eastern Shore | 9/18/1947 | 2 | New York Jets / 8th / 188th pick / 1971 |
| Kent Kramer | 29 | TE | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 7/21/1944 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 13th / 110th pick / 1966 |
| Joe Lavender | 24 | DB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 2/10/1949 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 288th pick / 1973 |
| Randy Logan | 22 | DB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-1 | Michigan | 5/1/1951 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 55th pick / 1973 |
| Tom Luken | 23 | G | 3 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Purdue | 6/15/1950 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 68th pick / 1972 |
| Marlin McKeever | 33 | LB-TE | 13 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | USC | 1/1/1940 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1961 |
| Tom McNeill | 31 | P | 10 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Stephen F. Austin | 8/12/1942 | 6 | |
| Guy Morriss | 22 | C | 14 | 9 | 255 | 6-4 | TCU | 5/13/1951 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 28th pick / 1973 |
| Al Nelson | 30 | DB | 8 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Cincinnati | 10/27/1943 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 35th pick / 1965 |
| Mark Nordquist | 28 | G-C | 14 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | Pacific | 11/3/1945 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 124th pick / 1968 |
| Greg Oliver | 24 | RB | 11 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Trinity (TX) | 1/15/1949 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 17th / 419th pick / 1973 |
| John Outlaw | 28 | DB | 7 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 1/8/1945 | 4 | Boston Patriots / 10th / 249th pick / 1968 |
| Gary Pettigrew | 29 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Stanford | 10/10/1944 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1966 |
| Gerry Philbin | 32 | DE | 13 | 6 | 245 | 6-2 | Buffalo | 7/31/1941 | 9 | New York Jets / 3rd / 19th pick / 1964 |
| Bob Picard | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Eastern Washington | 11/24/1949 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 132nd pick / 1973 |
| John Reaves | 23 | QB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Florida | 3/2/1950 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 14th pick / 1972 |
| Kevin Reilly | 22 | LB | 7 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Villanova | 4/10/1951 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 160th pick / 1973 |
| Tom Roussel | 28 | LB | 3 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 1/20/1945 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 38th pick / 1968 |
| Jerry Sisemore | 22 | T-G | 13 | 13 | 265 | 6-4 | Texas | 7/16/1951 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 3rd pick / 1973 |
| Steve Smith | 29 | T-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Michigan | 5/29/1944 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 71st pick / 1966 |
| John Sodaski | 25 | LB-DB | 14 | 9 | 222 | 6-2 | Villanova | 1/14/1948 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 212th pick / 1969 |
| Dick Stevens | 25 | T | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Baylor | 2/23/1948 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 318th pick / 1970 |
| Tom Sullivan | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 3/5/1950 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 378th pick / 1972 |
| Mel Tom | 32 | DE | 4 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Hawaii,San Jose State | 8/4/1941 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 89th pick / 1966 |
| Vernon Winfield | 24 | G | 5 | 5 | 248 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 8/27/1949 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 144th pick / 1972 |
| Dennis Wirgowski | 26 | DE-DT | 13 | 8 | 257 | 6-5 | Purdue | 9/20/1947 | 3 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 212th pick / 1970 |
| Will Wynn | 24 | DE | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 1/15/1949 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 159th pick / 1973 |
| Charle Young*+ | 22 | TE | 14 | 14 | 234 | 6-4 | USC | 2/5/1951 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 6th pick / 1973 |
| Steve Zabel | 25 | LB-TE | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 3/20/1948 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 6th pick / 1970 |
| Don Zimmerman | 24 | WR | 14 | 11 | 195 | 6-3 | Ark-Pine Bluff,La-Monroe | 11/22/1949 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 300th pick / 1972 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 223.2 | 6-2.4 | 3.5 |