1969 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1969 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College[note 1] during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season.

1969 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Ranking
APNo. 12 (College Division)
1969 record8–2 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
1969 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 15 UPI Cal State Hayward $ 5 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
No. 12 AP Sacramento State 4 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Chico State 3 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Humboldt State 2 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
San Francisco State 1 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
UC Davis 0 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Hornets were led by head coach Ray Clemons in his ninth season. They played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season ranked #12 in the College Division AP Poll with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2, 4–1 FWC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 279–140 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 20Valley State[note 3]*
L 24–28
September 27at Cal Poly Pomona[note 4]*No. 12 AP
W 28–91,500[1]
October 4at UC Davis[note 5]No. 11 AP
W 18–10
October 11San Francisco State[note 6]No. 7 AP
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 19–6
October 18Nevada*No. 8 AP
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 41–7[2]
October 25at Chico State[note 7]No. 6 AP
W 24–7
November 1Cal State Hayward[note 8]No. 6 AP
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 30–32[3]
November 8at San Francisco*No. 16 AP
W 26–0
November 15at Humboldt State[note 9]No. 12 AP
W 20–17
November 22Puget Sound*No. 10 AP
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 49–24

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Team players in the NFL

The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Mike CarterWide Receiver15380Green Bay Packers

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, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
  4. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was officially known as California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis from 1966 to 1971. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
  5. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  6. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  8. California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
  9. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.

References
  1. "Shaw Passes Aztecs to Rout of Diablos". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 28, 1969. p. D-16. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Humboldt, Hayward, Hornets in tie for conference lead". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 20, 1969. p. 15. Retrieved March 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Santa Clara, Gators Both Defeat Foes". The Times. San Mateo, California. November 3, 1969. p. 18. Retrieved March 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  5. "1970 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  7. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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