 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (May 2023) |
| 1973 San Diego Chargers season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Eugene V. Klein |
| General manager | Harland Svare |
| Head coach | Harland Svare |
| Home field | San Diego Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 2–11–1 |
| Division place | 4th AFC West |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | None[1] |
| AP All-Pros | None[2] |
The 1973 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's fourth season in the National Football League (NFL), and its 14th overall.
The team was coming off a season that ended with a 4–9–1 record. Although he was offered a five-year contract toward the end of the previous season, 1973 would prove to be Harland Svare's final season as the team's head coach.
The team obtained quarterback Johnny Unitas in a trade with the Baltimore Colts, but Unitas was a shell of his former greatness. In the middle of the season he was replaced at quarterback by a rookie Dan Fouts, the team's third-round pick in that year's draft.[3]
- ^ "1973 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "1973 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ Fouts would go on to play 15 seasons for the Chargers, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993.