1973 New England Patriots Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Chuck Fairbanks (5-9)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts

1973 New England Patriots Roster
1973 New England Patriots Results

The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

New England netted 258 points, while the defensive unit allowed 300. Jim Plunkett tossed for 2,550 yards. Reggie Rucker caught 53 passes for 743 yards.

Sam Cunningham rushed for a team-best 516 yards for the Patriots.

Ron Bolton picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

Chuck Fairbanks coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Jim Plunkett	376	193	51.3	2550	6.8	13	3.5	17	4.5	64	37	350	65.8
Dick Shiner	4	2	50.0	31	7.8	0	0.0	0	0.0	23	0	0	76.0
Totals	380	195	51.3	2581	6.8	13	3.4	17	4.5	64	37	350

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Sam Cunningham	155	516	3.3	25	4
John Tarver	72	321	4.5	28	4
Josh Ashton	93	305	3.3	34	0
Jim Plunkett	44	209	4.8	20	5
Mack Herron	61	200	3.3	17	2
Darryl Stingley	6	64	10.7	19	0
Bob McCall	10	15	1.5	14	0
Bob Adams	2	7	3.5	4	0
Reggie Rucker	2	-1	-0.5	0	0
Paul Gipson	5	-1	-0.2	4	0
Claxton Welch	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Bob Windsor	1	-6	-6.0	-6	0
Randy Vataha	2	-15	-7.5	-4	0
Totals	454	1612	3.6	34	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Reggie Rucker	53	743	14.0	64	3
Bob Windsor	23	348	15.1	36	4
Darryl Stingley	23	339	14.7	25	2
Randy Vataha	20	341	17.0	48	2
Mack Herron	18	265	14.7	29	1
Sam Cunningham	15	144	9.6	34	1
Bob Adams	14	197	14.1	30	0
Josh Ashton	11	113	10.3	51	0
John Tarver	9	51	5.7	13	0
Claxton Welch	6	22	3.7	8	0
Bob McCall	3	18	6.0	14	0
Totals	195	2581	13.2	64	13

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jeff White	25	21	84.0	25	14	56.0	63
Bill Bell	5	4	80.0	4	1	25.0	7
Totals	30	25	83.3	29	15	51.7	70

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bruce Barnes	55	2134	38.8	53
Jeff White	6	163	27.2	51
Totals	61	2297	37.7	53

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mack Herron	27	282	10.4	54
Darryl Stingley	3	21	7.0	16
Sandy Durko	3	21	7.0	15
Totals	33	324	9.8	54

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mack Herron	41	1092	26.6	92	1
Darryl Stingley	6	143	23.8	29	0
Reggie Rucker	5	103	20.6	42	0
John Tarver	1	17	17.0	17	0
Bob McCall	2	17	8.5	17	0
Bob Windsor	1	0	0.0	0	0
John Hannah	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	57	1372	24.1	92	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ron Bolton	6	65	10.8	56
Sandy Durko	3	26	8.7	16
Ralph Anderson	2	3	1.5	3
Ron Acks	1	11	11.0	11
Honor Jackson	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	13	105	8.1	56

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
John Tarver			8	3	0	0
Mack Herron			7	3	0	0
Ralph Anderson		0	0	2	0	0
Sam Cunningham			10	2	0	0
Will Foster			0	2	0	1
Ray Hamilton			0	2	0	0
Bob McCall			4	2	0	0
Edgar Chandler			1	2	14	0
Brian Stenger			0	2	0	0
Reggie Rucker			2	2	0	0
Julius Adams			0	1	0	0
John Hannah			0	1	0	0
Jim Plunkett			6	1	0	0
Randy Vataha			0	1	46	1
Jeff White			1	1	0	0
Dave Mason			0	1	0	0
Leon Gray			0	1	0	0
Paul Gipson			1	1	20	0
Claxton Welch			1	1	0	0
Steve Kiner			0	1	11	0
Rick Cash			0	1	0	0
Ron Bolton		0	0	1	0	0
Arthur Moore			0	1	0	0
Bob Reynolds			0	1	0	0
Ron Acks		0	0	1	0	0
Tom Neville			0	1	0	0
Josh Ashton			4	1	-1	0
Bob Windsor			2	0	0	0
Sandy Durko		0	2	0	0	0
Darryl Stingley			1	0	0	0
Doug Dumler			1	0	-15	0
Totals	0	0	51	39	75	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jeff White	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	21	0			63
Jim Plunkett	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Sam Cunningham	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
John Tarver	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Mack Herron	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Bob Windsor	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Randy Vataha	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			18
Reggie Rucker	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Darryl Stingley	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Bill Bell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0			7
Will Foster	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Steve Kiner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	15	13	0	1	0	0	2	0	15	25	0	0	1	258