Record 5–9 Playoff finish did not qualify AP All-Pros none Head coach Chuck Fairbanks Owner Billy Sullivan | Division place 3rd AFC East Pro Bowlers none Start date 1973 General manager Chuck Fairbanks Home field Foxboro Stadium | |
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The New England Patriots finished the National Football League's 1973 season with a record of five wins and nine losses, third place in the five-team AFC East Division. It was the first year under head coach and general manager Chuck Fairbanks, hired in January after six seasons as head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners.
Selections in the 1973 NFL Draft included John Hannah, Sam Cunningham, Ray Hamilton, and Darryl Stingley. The assistant coaches on offense included future NFL head coaches Ron Erhardt, Sam Rutigliano, and Red Miller.
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