1973 San Diego Chargers season
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The 1973 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's fourth season in the National Football League (NFL), and its 14th overall.
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1973 San Diego Chargers season | |
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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] |
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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]