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.

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