1973 New England Patriots Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Chuck Fairbanks (5-9) | 5-9 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s American Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Ron Acks | LB | October 3, 1944 | 6’2′ | 214 | Illinois |
| Julius Adams | DE-DT | April 26, 1948 | 6’3′ | 270 | Texas Southern |
| Bob Adams | TE-T | August 15, 1946 | 6’2′ | 225 | Pacific |
| Sam Adams | G-T | September 20, 1948 | 6’3′ | 256 | Prairie View |
| Ralph Anderson | DB | April 3, 1949 | 6’2′ | 180 | West Texas A&M |
| Josh Ashton | RB | August 24, 1949 | 6’1′ | 205 | Tulsa |
| Willie Banks | G | March 17, 1946 | 6’2′ | 250 | Alcorn St. |
| Bruce Barnes | P | June 21, 1951 | 5’11’ | 215 | UCLA |
| Bill Bell | K | December 9, 1947 | 6’0′ | 192 | Kansas |
| Ron Bolton | DB | April 16, 1950 | 6’2′ | 180 | Norfolk St. |
| Greg Boyd | DB | December 30, 1950 | 6’2′ | 201 | Arizona |
| Rick Cash | DE-DT | July 1, 1945 | 6’5′ | 248 | Missouri |
| Edgar Chandler | LB | August 31, 1946 | 6’3′ | 225 | Georgia |
| Sam Cunningham | RB | August 15, 1950 | 6’3′ | 226 | USC |
| Nate Dorsey | WR | December 6, 1950 | 6’4′ | 240 | Miss. Valley St. |
| Brian Dowling | QB | April 1, 1947 | 6’2′ | 210 | Yale |
| Doug Dumler | C | December 15, 1950 | 6’3′ | 243 | Nebraska |
| Sandy Durko | DB | August 29, 1948 | 6’1′ | 185 | USC |
| Will Foster | LB | October 2, 1948 | 6’2′ | 230 | East. Michigan |
| Bob Geddes | LB | April 22, 1946 | 6’2′ | 240 | UCLA |
| Paul Gipson | RB | March 21, 1946 | 6’0′ | 210 | Houston |
| Leon Gray | T-G | November 15, 1951 | 6’3′ | 256 | Jackson St. |
| Ray Hamilton | NT-DE | January 20, 1951 | 6’1′ | 244 | Oklahoma |
| John Hannah | G | April 4, 1951 | 6’2′ | 265 | Alabama |
| Mack Herron | RB | July 24, 1948 | 5’5′ | 170 | Kansas St. |
| George Hoey | DB | November 14, 1946 | 5’10’ | 174 | Michigan |
| Kevin Hunt | T-G | November 29, 1948 | 6’5′ | 260 | Doane |
| Honor Jackson | DB | November 21, 1948 | 6’1′ | 195 | Pacific |
| Steve Kiner | LB | June 12, 1947 | 6’1′ | 220 | Tennessee |
| Steve King | LB | June 10, 1951 | 6’4′ | 232 | Tulsa |
| Bill Lenkaitis | C-G | June 30, 1946 | 6’4′ | 255 | Penn St. |
| Mel Lunsford | DE-DT-NT | June 13, 1950 | 6’3′ | 256 | Central State (OH) |
| Don Martin | DB | September 17, 1949 | 5’11’ | 187 | Yale |
| Dave Mason | DB | November 2, 1949 | 6’0′ | 199 | Nebraska |
| Bob McCall | RB | April 26, 1950 | 6’0′ | 205 | Arizona |
| Arthur Moore | NT-DT | April 4, 1951 | 6’5′ | 253 | Tulsa |
| Jon Morris | C | April 5, 1942 | 6’4′ | 254 | Holy Cross |
| Tom Neville | T | August 12, 1943 | 6’4′ | 260 | Mississippi St. |
| Jim Plunkett | QB | December 5, 1947 | 6’3′ | 220 | Stanford |
| Bob Reynolds | T | January 22, 1939 | 6’5′ | 265 | Bowling Green |
| Dave Rowe | DT-NT | June 20, 1945 | 6’7′ | 280 | Penn St. |
| Reggie Rucker | WR | September 21, 1947 | 6’2′ | 195 | Boston Univ. |
| Dick Shiner | QB | July 18, 1942 | 6’0′ | 201 | Maryland |
| Donnell Smith | DE | May 25, 1949 | 6’4′ | 245 | Southern |
| Len St. Jean | G | October 27, 1941 | 5’11’ | 250 | Northern Michigan |
| Brian Stenger | LB | January 16, 1947 | 6’4′ | 241 | Notre Dame |
| Darryl Stingley | WR | September 18, 1951 | 6’0′ | 194 | Purdue |
| John Tanner | LB | March 8, 1945 | 6’4′ | 241 | Tennessee Tech |
| John Tarver | RB | January 1, 1949 | 6’3′ | 227 | Colorado |
| Randy Vataha | WR | December 4, 1948 | 5’10’ | 176 | Stanford |
| Claxton Welch | RB | July 3, 1947 | 5’11’ | 203 | Oregon |
| Jeff White | K-P | June 10, 1948 | 5’10’ | 170 | Texas-El Paso |
| Bob Windsor | TE | December 19, 1942 | 6’4′ | 220 | Kentucky |
