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1973 San Francisco 49ers

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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 262 points (18.7/g), 14th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 319 points (22.8/g), 19th.
 Differential of -57 points (-4.1/g), 16th.
 Expected W-L: 5.4-8.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.5/g), 20th.

Coached by Dick Nolan (5-9-0)

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

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 16 box L 0-1 @ Miami Dolphins 13 21 16 252 154 98 15 279 108 171 4
2 Sun September 23 box W 1-1 @ Denver Broncos 36 34 16 347 212 135 1 22 355 240 115 6
3 Sun September 30 box L 1-2 Los Angeles Rams 20 40 17 298 199 99 3 24 351 128 223 1
4 Sun October 7 box W 2-2 @ Atlanta Falcons 13 9 16 290 139 151 1 15 271 138 133 1
5 Sun October 14 box L 2-3 Minnesota Vikings 13 17 28 430 320 110 5 14 220 124 96 1
6 Sun October 21 box W 3-3 New Orleans Saints 40 0 21 424 221 203 2 2 82 -15 97 3
7 Sun October 28 box L 3-4 Atlanta Falcons 3 17 13 178 85 93 19 377 194 183 2
8 Sun November 4 box L 3-5 @ Detroit Lions 20 30 16 324 254 70 6 18 391 232 159 4
9 Sun November 11 box L 3-6 @ Washington Redskins 9 33 22 322 199 123 5 22 343 257 86 2
10 Sun November 18 box L 3-7 @ Los Angeles Rams 13 31 12 195 129 66 2 21 414 229 185 1
11 Mon November 26 box W 4-7 Green Bay Packers 20 6 18 268 94 174 1 16 255 124 131 3
12 Sun December 2 box W 5-7 Philadelphia Eagles 38 28 22 389 211 178 4 22 409 317 92 3
13 Sun December 9 box L 5-8 @ New Orleans Saints 10 16 18 268 152 116 3 14 274 154 120 1
14 Sat December 15 box L 5-9 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 37 16 239 112 127 6 18 308 136 172

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 262 4224 915 4.6 251 233 466 2481 9 25 5.0 127 422 1743 15 4.1 97 39 14 27
Team Defense 319 4329 928 4.7 372 194 383 2366 19 17 5.7 115 513 1963 11 3.8 242 32 15 15
Lg Rank Offense 14 8 7 2 4 22 21 14 23 21 8 11 19 8
Lg Rank Defense 19 20 18 23 22 23 13 18 18 10 10 6 17 16

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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%
John Brodie 38 QB 14 6 2-4-0 98 194 50.5 1126 3 1.5 12 6.2 66 5.8 3.2 11.5 80.4 47.7 4 29 5.5 3.0 2.0
Steve Spurrier 28 qb 11 5 2-3-0 83 157 52.9 882 4 2.5 7 4.5 58 5.6 3.9 10.6 80.2 59.5 13 79 4.7 3.1 7.6
Joe Reed 25 6 3 1-2-0 51 114 44.7 589 2 1.8 6 5.3 38 5.2 3.0 11.5 98.2 44.8 10 56 4.3 2.3 8.1
John Isenbarger 26 14 0 1 1 100.0 48 0 0.0 0 0.0 48 48.0 48.0 48.0 3.4 118.7 0 0 48.0 48.0 0.0
Team Total 27.4 14 5-9-0 233 466 50.0 2645 9 1.9 25 5.4 66 5.7 3.5 11.4 188.9 51.5 27 164 5.0 2.9 5.5
Opp Total 14 194 383 50.7 2366 19 5.0 17 4.4 6.2 4.7 12.2 169.0 68.1 32 225 5.7 3.8

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
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
Vic Washington 27 RB 13 13 151 534 8 25 3.5 41.1 11.6 33 238 7.2 0 20 2.5 18.3 772 8 9
Ken Willard 30 FB 14 10 83 366 1 33 4.4 26.1 5.9 22 160 7.3 1 26 1.6 11.4 526 2 2
Jimmy Thomas 26 11 0 56 259 1 16 4.6 23.5 5.1 19 157 8.3 0 66 1.7 14.3 416 1 2
Doug Cunningham 28 14 0 44 165 1 12 3.8 11.8 3.1 15 118 7.9 0 23 1.1 8.4 283 1 3
Larry Schreiber 26 4 4 42 163 0 13 3.9 40.8 10.5 12 98 8.2 0 31 3.0 24.5 261 0 1
Joe Reed 25 6 3 15 85 0 20 5.7 14.2 2.5 85 0 3
Steve Spurrier 28 qb 11 5 9 32 2 12 3.6 2.9 0.8 32 2 3
Randy Jackson 25 2 0 6 10 0 5 1.7 5.0 3.0 1 20 20.0 0 20 0.5 10.0 30 0 0
Ted Kwalick* 26 TE 14 14 5 37 0 20 7.4 2.6 0.4 47 729 15.5 5 48 3.4 52.1 766 5 1
John Brodie 38 QB 14 6 5 16 1 14 3.2 1.1 0.4 16 1 0
Dave Atkins 24 5 0 4 19 1 8 4.8 3.8 0.8 1 -3 -3.0 0 -3 0.2 -0.6 16 1 0
John Isenbarger 26 14 0 1 -6 0 -6 -6.0 -0.4 0.1 10 67 6.7 0 18 0.7 4.8 61 0 0
Tom Wittum* 23 P 14 0 1 63 0 63 63.0 4.5 0.1 63 0 0
Gene A. Washington 26 WR 13 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 37 606 16.4 2 58 2.8 46.6 606 2 1
Danny Abramowicz 28 WR 12 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 35 442 12.6 1 54 2.9 36.8 442 1 0
Dick Witcher 29 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 13 13.0 0 13 0.1 0.9 13 0 0
Team Total 27.4 14 422 1743 15 63 4.1 124.5 30.1 233 2645 11.4 9 66 16.6 188.9 4388 24 32
Opp Total 14 513 1963 11 3.8 140.2 36.6 194 2366 12.2 19 13.9 169.0 4329 30 23

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Ralph McGill 23 RET 14 0 22 186 0 54 8.5 17 374 0 43 22.0 560
Vic Washington 27 RB 13 13 24 549 0 38 22.9 1321
Bruce Taylor 25 RCB 14 12 15 207 0 61 13.8 207
Doug Cunningham 28 14 0 8 173 0 35 21.6 456
Jimmy Thomas 26 11 0 5 81 0 23 16.2 497
Dave Atkins 24 5 0 3 93 0 54 31.0 109
Dave Olerich 29 14 0 2 17 0 12 8.5 17
Windlan Hall 23 fs 14 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
Mike Simpson 26 FS 13 7 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Jim Sniadecki 26 MLB 14 11 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Ken Willard 30 FB 14 10 1 0 0 0 0.0 526
Team Total 27.4 14 37 393 0 61 10.6 63 1301 0 54 20.7 6082
Opp Total 14 46 0 52 1151 1 22.1

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
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
Tom Wittum* 23 P 14 0 79 3455 62 0 43.7
Bruce Gossett 32 K 14 0 4 4 12 9 9 8 7 4 1 1 33 26 78.8% 26 26 100.0%
Team Total 27.4 14 4 4 12 9 9 8 7 4 1 1 33 26 78.8% 26 26 100.0% 79 3455 62 0 43.7
Opp Total 14 45 31 68.9% 32 32 100.0% 72 2974 41.3

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Danny Abramowicz 28 WR 12 11 0 1 0 0
Bill Belk 27 13 0 0 1 2 0
Forrest Blue* 29 C 14 14 0 1 0 0
Doug Cunningham 28 14 0 3 0 0 0
Windlan Hall 23 fs 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 61 1
Cedrick Hardman 25 RDE 14 11 0 2 0 0 1
Willie Harper 23 RLB 14 12 0 1 18 0
Tommy Hart 29 LDE 14 14 0 1 0 0
Bob Hoskins 28 RDT 14 13 0 1 40 0
John Isenbarger 26 14 0 0 1 0 0
Jimmy Johnson 35 LCB 13 13 4 46 0 30
Ted Kwalick* 26 TE 14 14 1 0 0 0
Ralph McGill 23 RET 14 0 3 2 0 0
Frank Nunley 28 14 0 1 13 0 13
Mel Phillips 31 SS 14 13 1 13 0 13 1 0 0 0
Joe Reed 25 6 3 3 1 0 0
Len Rohde 35 LT 14 14 0 2 0 0
Larry Schreiber 26 4 4 1 0 0 0
Mike Simpson 26 FS 13 7 0 1 0 0
Jim Sniadecki 26 MLB 14 11 1 11 0 11 1 3 0 0
Steve Spurrier 28 qb 11 5 3 1 0 0
Bruce Taylor 25 RCB 14 12 6 30 0 22 1 0 0 0
Jimmy Thomas 26 11 0 2 1 0 0
Skip Vanderbundt 27 9 0 1 7 0 7
Gene A. Washington 26 WR 13 13 1 0 0 0
Vic Washington 27 RB 13 13 9 2 0 0
John Watson 24 LG 14 12 1 1 -33 0
Dave Wilcox* 31 LLB 14 14 2 14 0 10 0 1 3 0
Ken Willard 30 FB 14 10 2 0 0 0
Tom Wittum* 23 P 14 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 27.4 14 17 134 0 30 32 27 91 1 1
Opp Total 14 27 23 8 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Bruce Gossett 32 K 14 0 26 26 104
Vic Washington 27 RB 13 13 8 48
Ted Kwalick* 26 TE 14 14 5 30
Windlan Hall 23 fs 14 0 1 1 12
Steve Spurrier 28 qb 11 5 2 12
Gene A. Washington 26 WR 13 13 2 12
Ken Willard 30 FB 14 10 1 1 12
Danny Abramowicz 28 WR 12 11 1 6
Dave Atkins 24 5 0 1 6
John Brodie 38 QB 14 6 1 6
Doug Cunningham 28 14 0 1 6
Jimmy Thomas 26 11 0 1 6
Cedrick Hardman 25 RDE 14 11 1 2
Team Total 27.4 14 15 9 1 1 26 26 1 262
Opp Total 14 11 19 1 32 31 1 319