1973 Green Bay Packers (NFL) |
| 3rd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 5-7-2 .429 |
| Head Coach: Dan Devine |
| Red Cochran | Offensive Backs |
| Don Doll | Defensive Backs |
| Rollie Dotsch | Offensive Line |
| Burt Gustafson | Linebackers |
| Dave Hanner | Defensive Coordinator |
| Hank Kuhlmann | Special Teams |
| John Polonchek | Passers/Receivers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/4/1973 | H | Chicago Bears | 13-13 | T | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 47222 | |
| Sat | 8/11/1973 | H | Buffalo Bills | 10-3 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 56267 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1973 | H | Houston Oilers | 33-14 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 47302 | |
| Sun | 8/26/1973 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 21-16 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 75231 | |
| Sat | 9/1/1973 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 22-30 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 56267 | |
| Sat | 9/8/1973 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-13 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 55863 | |
| Mon | 9/17/1973 | H | New York Jets | 23-7 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 47124 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1973 | H | Detroit Lions | 13-13 | T | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 55495 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1973 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 3-11 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 48176 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1973 | A | New York Giants | 16-14 | W | New Haven, CT | Yale Bowl | 70050 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1973 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 10-10 | T | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 46583 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1973 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 7-24 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 80558 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1973 | A | Detroit Lions | 0-34 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 43616 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1973 | H | Chicago Bears | 17-31 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 53231 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1973 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 25-21 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 52922 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1973 | A | New England Patriots | 24-33 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60525 | |
| Mon | 11/26/1973 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 6-20 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 49244 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1973 | H | New Orleans Saints | 30-10 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 46092 | |
| Sat | 12/8/1973 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 7-31 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 53830 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1973 | A | Chicago Bears | 21-0 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 29157 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Hise Austin | 27 | CB | 6-4 | 187 | 23 | Prairie View A&M | 9 | 0 |
| Ken Bowman | 57 | C | 6-3 | 230 | 31 | Wisconsin | 14 | 14 |
| Kent Branstetter | 71 | OT | 6-3 | 260 | 24 | Tyler JC; Houston | 9 | 0 |
| John Brockington | 42 | RB | 6-1 | 225 | 25 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Aaron Brown | 74 | RDE | 6-5 | 263 | 30 | Minnesota | 8 | 1 |
| Bob Brown | 78 | RDT | 6-5 | 268 | 34 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 14 | 14 |
| Willie Buchanon | 28 | LCB | 6-0 | 189 | 23 | MiraCosta JC; San Diego State | 6 | 6 |
| Fred Carr | 53 | RLB | 6-5 | 239 | 27 | Texas-El Paso | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Carter | 60 | MLB | 6-3 | 235 | 25 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Del Gaizo | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 198 | 26 | Syracuse; Tampa | 8 | 3 |
| Mike Donohoe | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 226 | 28 | San Francisco | 13 | 0 |
| Ken Ellis | 48 | RCB | 5-11 | 190 | 26 | Southern University | 14 | 14 |
| Len Garrett | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 230 | 26 | New Mexico Highlands | 2 | 0 |
| Gale Gillingham | 68 | ROG | 6-3 | 255 | 29 | Minnesota | 14 | 14 |
| Leland Glass | 46 | WR | 6-0 | 185 | 23 | Oregon | 12 | 7 |
| Les Goodman | 25 | RB | 5-11 | 206 | 23 | Yankton | 6 | 0 |
| Dick Gordon | 85 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 29 | Michigan State | 2 | 0 |
| Charlie Hall | 21 | LCB-RS | 6-1 | 193 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 2 |
| Bill Hayhoe | 77 | LOT | 6-8 | 258 | 27 | Los Angeles Valley JC; Southern California | 6 | 6 |
| Larry Hefner | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 226 | 24 | Clemson | 14 | 0 |
| Don Highsmith | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 205 | 25 | Michigan State | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Hill | 30 | RS | 6-2 | 191 | 27 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 13 | 13 |
| Dick Himes | 72 | ROT | 6-4 | 245 | 27 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Scott Hunter | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 207 | 26 | Alabama | 8 | 5 |
| Noel Jenke | 55 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 27 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Krause | 30 | RB | 6-0 | 208 | 25 | St. Norbert | 14 | 0 |
| MacArthur Lane | 36 | RB | 6-0 | 220 | 31 | Merritt JC; Utah State | 13 | 13 |
| Bill Lueck | 62 | LOG | 6-3 | 235 | 27 | Arizona | 14 | 13 |
| Tom MacLeod | 56 | LLB | 6-3 | 225 | 22 | Minnesota | 11 | 10 |
| Chester Marcol | 13 | K | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Hillsdale | 14 | 0 |
| Al Matthews | 29 | LS | 5-11 | 190 | 26 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 14 | 14 |
| Ron McBride | 24 | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 25 | Missouri | 1 | 0 |
| Larry McCarren | 54 | C | 6-3 | 251 | 22 | Illinois | 5 | 0 |
| Mike McCoy | 76 | LDT | 6-5 | 275 | 25 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| Rich McGeorge | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 232 | 25 | Elon | 14 | 14 |
| Carleton Oats | 73 | DT | 6-2 | 252 | 31 | Florida A&M | 8 | 0 |
| Dave Pureifory | 75 | RDE | 6-1 | 255 | 24 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 1 |
| Alden Roche | 87 | RDE | 6-4 | 253 | 28 | Southern University | 13 | 12 |
| Barry Smith | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 22 | Florida State | 14 | 8 |
| Perry Smith | 45 | LCB | 6-0 | 193 | 22 | Colorado Mesa; Colorado State | 8 | 7 |
| Malcolm Snider | 67 | LOT-LOG | 6-4 | 251 | 26 | Stanford | 14 | 9 |
| Jon Staggers | 22 | WR | 5-10 | 186 | 25 | Missouri | 14 | 12 |
| Paul Staroba | 85 | WR | 6-3 | 204 | 24 | Michigan | 2 | 0 |
| Jerry Tagge | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 215 | 23 | Nebraska | 7 | 6 |
| Ike Thomas | 37 | DB | 6-2 | 193 | 26 | Bishop | 13 | 0 |
| Tom Toner | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 235 | 23 | Idaho State | 14 | 4 |
| Ron Widby | 20 | P | 6-4 | 210 | 28 | Tennessee | 12 | 0 |
| Clarence Williams | 83 | LDE | 6-5 | 253 | 27 | Prairie View A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Perry Williams | 31 | RB | 6-2 | 222 | 27 | Purdue | 14 | 1 |
| Cal Withrow | 58 | C | 6-0 | 230 | 28 | Kentucky | 14 | 0 |
| Keith Wortman | 65 | OG | 6-2 | 259 | 23 | Rio Hondo JC; Nebraska | 8 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 21 | Barry Smith | WR | Florida State |
| 3 | 74 | Tom MacLeod | LB | Minnesota |
| 6 | 152 | Tom Toner | LB | Idaho State |
| 7 | 177 | Jack Muller | T | Iowa |
| 8 | 202 | Hise Austin | DB | Prairie View A&M |
| 9 | 230 | Rick Brown | LB | South Carolina |
| 10 | 255 | Larry Allen | LB | Illinois |
| 11 | 280 | Phil Engle | DT | South Dakota State |
| 12 | 308 | Larry McCarren | C | Illinois |
| 13 | 333 | Tim Alderson | DB | Minnesota |
| 14 | 358 | Jim Anderson | DT | Northwestern |
| 15 | 386 | Reggie Echols | WR | UCLA |
| 16 | 411 | Keith Pretty | TE | Western Michigan |
| 17 | 436 | Hal Sampson | DT | Southern University |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 51 | 78 | 30 | 43 | 202 |
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 64 | 40 | 103 | 259 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 187 | 98 | 72 | 17 | 60/194 30.9% | / % | 68 | 653 | |
| Opponents Totals | 230 | 114 | 101 | 15 | 71/192 37.0% | / % | 54 | 483 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Marcol | 0 | 19 | 20 | 95.0 | 21 | 35 | 60.0 | 0 | 82 |
| Jon Staggers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| John Brockington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| MacArthur Lane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Barry Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jerry Tagge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jim Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ken Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Les Goodman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Scott Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Al Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rich McGeorge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Perry Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 20 | 19 | 20 | 95.0 | 21 | 35 | 60.0 | 0 | 202 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 3 | 259 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Marcol | 21 | 35 | 60.0 | 3 | 46 | 7/7 | 4/6 | 8/12 | 2/7 | 0/3 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 35 | 60.0 | 3 | 46 | 7/7 | 4/6 | 8/12 | 2/7 | 0/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 7/7 | 6/8 | 4/4 | 2/7 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brockington | 265 | 1144 | 4.3 | 53 | 3 |
| MacArthur Lane | 170 | 528 | 3.1 | 20 | 1 |
| Les Goodman | 18 | 88 | 4.9 | 19 | 1 |
| Perry Williams | 32 | 87 | 2.7 | 9 | 1 |
| Jerry Tagge | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 41t | 2 |
| Jon Staggers | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 20t | 1 |
| Paul Staroba | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Larry Krause | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Don Highsmith | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Barry Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Scott Hunter | 8 | 3 | 0.4 | 6 | 1 |
| Jim Del Gaizo | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Dick Gordon | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 527 | 1973 | 3.7 | 53 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 506 | 1999 | 4.0 | 50t | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Tagge | 106 | 56 | 52.8 | 43 | 720 | 6.8 | 12.9 | 50 | 2 | 1.9 | 7 | 6.6 | 9 | 54 | 666 | 53.2 |
| Scott Hunter | 84 | 35 | 41.7 | 45 | 442 | 5.3 | 12.6 | 30 | 2 | 2.4 | 4 | 4.8 | 10 | 89 | 353 | 46.8 |
| Jim Del Gaizo | 62 | 27 | 43.5 | 29 | 318 | 5.1 | 11.8 | 28 | 2 | 3.2 | 6 | 9.7 | 8 | 77 | 241 | 30.9 |
| MacArthur Lane | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 23 | 11.5 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 131.3 |
| John Brockington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 255 | 119 | 46.7 | 119 | 1503 | 5.9 | 12.6 | 50 | 7 | 2.7 | 17 | 6.7 | 27 | 220 | 1283 | 46.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 327 | 180 | 55.0 | 132 | 2050 | 6.3 | 11.4 | 63t | 14 | 4.3 | 15 | 4.6 | 25 | 228 | 1822 | 69.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacArthur Lane | 27 | 255 | 9.4 | 30 | 1 |
| Jon Staggers | 25 | 412 | 16.5 | 50 | 3 |
| Rich McGeorge | 16 | 260 | 16.3 | 44 | 1 |
| John Brockington | 16 | 128 | 8.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Barry Smith | 15 | 233 | 15.5 | 24 | 2 |
| Leland Glass | 11 | 119 | 10.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Perry Williams | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Les Goodman | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Paul Staroba | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Mike Donohoe | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 119 | 1503 | 12.6 | 50 | 7 |
| Opponents Totals | 180 | 2050 | 11.4 | 63t | 14 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Ellis | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 47t | 1 |
| Jim Hill | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Carter | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 42t | 1 |
| Al Matthews | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 58t | 1 |
| Tom MacLeod | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Larry Hefner | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Toner | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 220 | 14.7 | 58t | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 256 | 15.1 | 46t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Widby | 56 | 2414 | 43.1 | 60 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Paul Staroba | 12 | 373 | 31.1 | 49 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Team Totals | 68 | 2787 | 41.0 | 60 | 0 | 4 | 300 | 2407 | 35.4 | |
| Opponents Totals | 67 | 2605 | 38.9 | 58 | 1 | 5 | 137 | 2368 | 35.9 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Staggers | 19 | 12 | 90 | 4.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Ken Ellis | 11 | 7 | 47 | 4.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 19 | 137 | 4.6 | 26 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 13 | 300 | 7.3 | 72 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ike Thomas | 23 | 527 | 22.9 | 34 | 0 | |
| Ken Ellis | 12 | 319 | 26.6 | 84 | 0 | |
| Larry Krause | 11 | 244 | 22.2 | 30 | 0 | |
| Aaron Brown | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 12 | 0 | |
| Macarthur Lane | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Perry Williams | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Don Highsmith | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 53 | 1189 | 22.4 | 84 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 817 | 20.4 | 45 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Mike McCoy | 6.0 | |
| Aaron Brown | 5.0 | |
| Alden Roche | 4.5 | |
| Clarence Williams | 3.0 | |
| Bob Brown | 2.5 | |
| Fred Carr | 1.5 | |
| Tom MacLeod | 1.5 | |
| Dave Pureifory | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 25.0 | 228.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 27.0 | 220.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -24 | 0 | |
| John Brockington | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Buchanon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Del Gaizo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Donohoe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Les Goodman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Hefner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Highsmith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Hunter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Krause | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MacArthur Lane | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Mac Leod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McCoy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alden Roche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Staggers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Tagge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ike Thomas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clarence Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 23 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 28 | -18 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 0 |
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