1973 Chico State Wildcats football team explained

Year:	1973
Team:	Chico State Wildcats
Sport:	football
Conference:	Far Western Conference
Short Conf:	FWC
Record:	7–3
Conf Record:	4–1
Head Coach:	Pete Riehlman
Hc Year:	6th
Stadium:	University Stadium
Champion:	FWC co-champion

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

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Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1974 NFL draft.^{[3] [4] [5]}

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

Player	Position	First NFL team
Tony Bertuca	Linebacker	1974 Baltimore Colts

Notes and References

1. Web site: . Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report . . May 22, 2022 .
2. Web site: 1973 - Cal St.-Chico. March 4, 2017. September 11, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150911050742/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=459&year=1973. dead.
3. Web site: 1974 NFL Draft. October 28, 2017.
4. Web site: Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni. October 28, 2017.
5. Web site: Draft History: Chico State. October 28, 2017. November 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107222010/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=C&collegeName=Cal+State-Chico&abbrFlag=0&type=school. dead.