1956 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1956 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College[note 1] during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season.

1956 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1956 record3–5–1 (1–4 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCharles C. Hughes Stadium
1956 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Humboldt State + 4 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
Cal Aggies + 4 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
San Francisco State + 4 –1 –0  5 –5 –0
Chico State 1 –3 –1  2 –6 –1
Sacramento State 1 –4 –0  3 –5 –1
Nevada 0 –4 –1  0 –7 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Hornets were led by third-year head coach Dave Strong. They played home games at Charles C. Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of three wins, five losses and one tie (3–5–1, 1–4 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 128–178.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21at Los Angeles State[note 3]*
T 13–13
September 29Southern Oregon[note 4]*
W 27–12
October 6Humboldt State[note 5]
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 19–20
October 13Cal Aggies[note 6]
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA (Rivalry)
L 26–33
October 20Alameda NAS (CA)[note 7]*Alameda, CAW 15–0
October 27Chico State[note 8]
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 7–21
November 3at Nevada
W 21–20
November 10at San Francisco State[note 10]
L 0–26
November 16at Santa Barbara[note 11]*
L 0–33
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1957 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

Notes
  1. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
  4. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College from 1956 to 1974.
  5. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  7. Naval Air Station Alameda was a Naval Air Station from 1940 to 1997. For many years they fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams.
  8. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  9. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  10. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  11. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.

References
  1. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. "1957 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  3. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  4. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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