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

1973 Big Sky Conference football standings

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