1973 Weber State Wildcats football team

The 1973 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State College (now known as Weber State University) as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Dick Gwinn, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the Big Sky.

1973 Weber State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	3–8 (2–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dick Gwinn (1st season)
Home stadium	Wildcat Stadium
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Boise State $^	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Montana State	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Idaho	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northern Arizona	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Montana	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Weber State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Idaho State	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Idaho was classified as Division I.[1] All the other teams were classified as Division II. Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Utah State*	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 3–10	17,312	[2]
September 22	Northern Arizona	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 25–13	11,146	[3]
September 29	Cal State Fullerton*	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 16–14	9,030	[4][5]
October 6	No. 8 Boise State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 7–34	11,586	[6][7]
October 13	at Montana State	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 0–33	9,837	[8]
October 20	at Idaho	Idaho Stadium Moscow, ID	L 13–17	10,670	[9]
October 27	at Idaho State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 38–23	9,000	[10]
November 3	at Southern Miss*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 7–28	10,100	[11]
November 10	Montana	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 0–10	7,389	[12]
November 17	at BYU*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 14–45	14,548	[13]
November 22	at Eastern Michigan*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 7–44	2,500	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "NCAA Statistics". Retrieved January 12, 2025.
2. "Utah State slips past Weber". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 16, 1973. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Wildcats move into victory column, down Lumberjacks". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 23, 1973. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Weber holds on for victory". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 30, 1973. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Long Beach State Still Without Win -- Ties North Texas St., 0-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 30, 1973. p. III-14. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Boise State whips Weber". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 7, 1973. p. 21. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
7. Blodgett, Gary R. (October 8, 1973). "Awesome Broncos swamp Weber". Deseret News. p. D2. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
8. "Bobcats bury Weber, 33–0". The Missoulian. October 14, 1973. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Henzel, Phil (October 21, 1973). "Vandals' late touchdown cuts down Weber 17–13". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 17. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
10. "Weber State wins". The Daily Herald. October 28, 1973. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Wildcats can't handle Southern Mississippi". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 4, 1973. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Troxel gets lone TD as 'Tips trip Weber". Great Falls Tribune. November 11, 1973. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "BYU blasts Weber State". The Daily Herald. November 18, 1973. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Kloch paces EMU to 44–7 victory". The State Journal. November 23, 1973. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Weber State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 16, 2024.