American college football season
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 .
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
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 8 Southern Utah State * W 10–36,300
September 15 at Willamette * W 28–141,500
September 22 Nevada * University Stadium Chico, CA L 3–333,100
October 6 Humboldt State University Stadium Chico, CA W 17–131,000
October 13 at UC Davis L 10–217,800
October 20 San Francisco State University Stadium Chico, CA W 31–76,082
October 27 Simon Fraser * University Stadium Chico, CA L 13–211,000
November 3 at Cal Poly Pomona * W 35–342,455–2,500 [1]
November 10 at Cal State Hayward W 17–61,000
November 17 Sacramento State University Stadium Chico, CA W 21–01,500
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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.
References
^ 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 .
^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 22, 2022 .
^ "1973 - Cal St.-Chico" . Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017 .
^ "1974 NFL Draft" . Retrieved October 28, 2017 .
^ "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni" . Retrieved October 28, 2017 .
^ "Draft History: Chico State" . Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017 .
Far Western Conference (pre-WWII) Far Western Conference (post-WWII) Northern California Athletic Conference