1973 Chico State Wildcats football team
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| 1973 record | 7–3 (4–1 FWC) |
| Head coach | Pete Riehlman (6th season) |
| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State University during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1973. They played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California. This was the first year the stadium was named University Stadium. With the school's change to University status in 1972, the stadium was renamed from "College Field".
The 1973 Wildcats were led by sixth-year head coach Pete Riehlman. Chico State finished the season as co-champion of the FWC, with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3, 4–1 FWC). The Wildcats outscored their opponents 185–152 for the season. This was the last season coach Riehlman was at the helm. In his six years, the Wildcats compiled a record of 41–20, a .672 winning percentage. That's the highest winning percentage of any head coach in Chico State's history.
No Chico State players were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft.
The following finished their Chico State career in 1973, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
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