1973 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1973 Chico State Wildcats football team represented California State University, Chico as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Pete Riehlman in his sixth and final season as head coach, Chico State compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the FWC title with UC Davis. The team outscored its opponents 185 to 152 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California.

1973 Chico State Wildcats football
FWC co-champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record7–3 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1973 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
UC Davis + 4 –1 –07 –3 –0
Chico State + 4 –1 –07 –3 –0
San Francisco State 3 –2 –07 –2 –1
Cal State Hayward 3 –2 –03 –7 –0
Humboldt State 1 –4 –02 –6 –2
Sacramento State 0 –5 –01 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Riehlman finished his tenure at Chico State with an overall record of 41–20, for a .672 winning percentage. That is the highest winning percentage of any head coach in the history of the Chico State Wildcats football program.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Southern Utah State*
W 10–36,300
September 15at Willamette*
W 28–141,500
September 22Nevada*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 3–333,100
October 6Humboldt State
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 17–131,000
October 13at UC Davis
L 10–217,800
October 20San Francisco State
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 31–76,082
October 27Simon Fraser*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 13–211,000
November 3at Cal Poly Pomona*
W 35–342,455–2,500[1]
November 10at Cal State Hayward
W 17–61,000
November 17Sacramento State
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 21–01,500
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

The following finished their Chico State career in 1973, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Tony BertucaLinebacker1974 Baltimore Colts

References
  1. Gustkey, Earl (November 4, 1973). "Aztecs Rally for 27-27 Tie With San Jose St". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-11. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  3. "1973 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. "1974 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: Chico State". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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