1963 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1963 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College[note 1] during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season.

1963 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1963 record6–2–1 (2–2–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCharles C. Hughes Stadium
1963 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Humboldt State + 3 –1 –1  6 –1 –2
San Francisco State + 3 –1 –1  6 –2 –1
UC Davis + 3 –1 –1  6 –2 –1
Sacramento State 2 –2 –1  6 –2 –1
Nevada 2 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Chico State 0 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from College Division poll

Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Hornets were led by third-year head coach Ray Clemons. They played home games at Charles C. Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of six wins, two losses and one tie (6–2–1, 2–2–1 FWC). For the season the team outscored its opponents 120–83.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21at Cal Poly Pomona[note 3]*Pomona, CAW 36–34
September 28Santa Clara*
W 20–14
October 5at Long Beach State[note 4]*
W 4–0
October 12UC Santa Barbara*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 19–0
October 19San Francisco State[note 5]
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 13–0
October 26at Chico State[note 6]
W 9–3
November 2Nevada
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 11–15
November 9at Humboldt State[note 7]
T 0–0[1]
November 16at UC Davis[note 8]
L 8–17
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1964 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

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 Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957 to 1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
  4. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
  5. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  8. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.

References
  1. Don Terbush (November 11, 1963). "'Jacks, Hornets Tie; Chico State Next HSC Foe". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 19. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  3. "1964 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  5. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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