NFL team season
The 1973 Chicago Bears season was their 54th regular season completed in the National Football League . The team finished with a 3–11 record, the second worst showing in franchise history until 43 years later in 2016, when the team finished 3–13.
1973 Chicago Bears final roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Rookies in italics
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 16 Dallas Cowboys L 17–20 0–1 Soldier Field 49,970 2 September 23 Minnesota Vikings L 13–22 0–2 Soldier Field 52,035 3 September 30 at Denver Broncos W 33–14 1–2 Mile High Stadium 51,159 4 October 7 at New Orleans Saints L 16–21 1–3 Tulane Stadium 56,561 5 October 14 at Atlanta Falcons L 6–46 1–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 58,850 6 October 21 New England Patriots L 10–13 1–5 Soldier Field 47,643 7 October 28 Houston Oilers W 35–14 2–5 Soldier Field 43,755 8 November 4 at Green Bay Packers W 31–17 3–5 Lambeau Field 56,267 9 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–19 3–6 Arrowhead Stadium 70,664 10 November 18 Detroit Lions L 7–30 3–7 Soldier Field 48,625 11 November 25 at Minnesota Vikings L 13–31 3–8 Metropolitan Stadium 46,430 12 December 2 Los Angeles Rams L 0–26 3–9 Soldier Field 47,620 13 December 9 at Detroit Lions L 7–40 3–10 Tiger Stadium 41,729 14 December 16 Green Bay Packers L 0–21 3–11 Soldier Field 29,157 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter'
CHI – Ike Hill 59-yard punt return (Mac Percival kick). Cowboys 17–10. Fourth quarter
CHI – Carl Garrett 15-yard run (Mac Percival kick). Tie 17–17. DAL – Toni Fritsch 11-yard field goal. Cowboys 20–17. Top passers Top rushers Top receivers DAL – Calvin Hill – 4 receptions, 28 yards CHI – Jim Harrison – 4 receptions, 30 yards
1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 7 3 14 7 31 Packers 7 10 0 0 17
Date: November 4Location: Lambeau Field Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game attendance: 56,267Game weather: 31 °F (−1 °C) • Wind 9 mph (14 km/h) Scoring summary 1 CHI Bobby Douglass 1 yard run (Mac Percival kick)Bears 7–0 1 GB MacArthur Lane 5 yard pass from Scott Hunter (Chester Marcol kick)Tie 7–7 2 GB Scott Hunter 1 yard run (Chester Marcol kick) Packers 14–7 2 GB Chester Marcol 25 yard field goal Packers 17–7 2 CHI Mac Percival 10 yard field goal Packers 17–10 3 CHI Bobby Douglass 1 yard run (Mac Percival kick) Tie 17–17 3 CHI Bobby Douglass 2 yard run (Mac Percival kick) Bears 24–17 4 CHI Bobby Douglass 1 yard run (Mac Percival kick) Bears 31–17
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Franchise Records Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Minor league affiliates Retired numbers Key personnel Division championships (21) Conference championships (4) League championships (9) Media Broadcasters Radio: Personnel: Television: WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox , official pre-game and post-game alternate) Marquee Sports Network (official post-game and in-season programming) Personnel: Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter) Adam Amin (pre-season play-by-play) Jim Miller (pre-season analyst) Current league affiliations
Formerly the Decatur Staleys (1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921)