1972 Chico State Wildcats football team

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1972 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1972 record4–5 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 2
Humboldt State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Cal State Hayward 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
San Francisco State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Sacramento State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1972 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State University[note 1] during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1972.

The 1972 Wildcats were led by fifth-year head coach Pete Riehlman. They played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California. Chico State finished the season with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5, 2–3 FWC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 154–188 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 16at Southern Oregon[note 2]*
L 7–14
September 23Willamette*
W 10–6
September 30Redlands*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 21–12
October 7at Sacramento State[note 3]
W 17–16
October 14at Humboldt State[note 4]
L 0–14
October 21UC Davis[note 5]
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 17–41
October 28at San Francisco State[note 6]
L 10–20
November 4at Nevada*
L 37–48
November 18Cal State Hayward[note 7]
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 35–17
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

No Chico State players were selected in the 1973 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  2. ^ Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College from 1956 to 1974.
  3. ^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  4. ^ Humboldt State University was known as California State University, Humboldt from 1972 to 1973.
  5. ^ The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  6. ^ San Francisco State University was known as California State University, San Francisco from 1972 to 1973.
  7. ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.

References[]

  1. ^ "1972 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "1973 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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