1965 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1965 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College[note 1] during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season.

1965 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1965 record3–7 (1–4 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCharles C. Hughes Stadium
1965 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
San Francisco State $ 5 –0 –0  8 –2 –0
Nevada 4 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
UC Davis 3 –2 –0  4 –6 –0
Humboldt State 2 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Sacramento State 1 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
Chico State 0 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Cal State Hayward* 0 –0 –0  3 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Games vs. Cal State Hayward did not count as conference games in 1965.
Rankings from College Division poll

Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Hornets were led by fifth-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 three wins and seven losses (3–7, 1–4 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 115–171.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 18Portland State*
W 7–6
September 25Santa Clara*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 0–35
October 2at Long Beach State[note 3]*
L 7–34
October 9at Cal Poly Pomona[note 4]*
L 14–34
October 16Valley State[note 5]
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 26–0
October 23Nevada
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 13–20
October 30at Humboldt State[note 6]
L 7–12
November 5at UC Davis[note 7]
L 14–20
November 13San Francisco State[note 8]
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 0–3
November 20at Chico State[note 9]
W 27–7
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1966 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, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.
  4. 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).
  5. California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
  6. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  8. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  9. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.

References
  1. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. "1966 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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