1979 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1979 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season.

1979 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1979 record4–6 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
1979 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
UC Davis $ 5 –0 –0  7 –2 –1
Humboldt State 4 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
San Francisco State 2 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Cal State Hayward 0 –5 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Adjusted for Cal State Hayward forfeit to San Francisco State and Cal Poly Pomona forfeits to UC Davis and Sacramento State
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Hornets were led by second-year head coach Bob Mattos. They played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. On the field, the team finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 2–3 FWC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 121–196 for the season.

It was later determined that Cal Poly Pomona had used ineligible players during the season. As such, they were required to forfeit three games, and one was the victory over Sacramento State on September 29. The adjusted record for the Hornets is therefore four wins and six losses (4–6, 2–3 FWC)

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8US International[note 3]*
L 7–9
September 15at North Dakota*
L 0–31
September 29Cal Poly Pomona*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 0–24
forfeit win
October 6at UC Davis
L 7–32
October 13San Francisco State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 14–6
October 20at California Lutheran*
L 16–212,000[1]
October 27at Chico State[note 4]
L 21–41
November 3Cal State Hayward[note 5]
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 14–0
November 10Cal State Northridge*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 35–151,170[2]
November 17at Humboldt State
L 7–17
  • *Non-conference game

[3]

Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1980 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes
  1. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology.
  4. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  5. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.

References
  1. "Paopao Leads Cal Lutheran Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1979. p. III-15. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Cal Lutheran Scores 40-15 Victory". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 1979. p. III-16. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  4. "1980 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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