1973 Chico State Wildcats football team

1973 Chico State Wildcats football
FWC co-champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record7–3 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions

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.