1969 Sacramento State Hornets football team
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Conference | Far Western Conference |
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AP | No. 12 (small college) |
Record | 8–2 (4–1 FWC) |
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Home stadium | Hornet Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1969 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College—now known as California State University, Sacramento—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Ray Clemons, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team finished the season ranked No. 12 in the AP small college poll and outscored its opponents 279 to 140 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 | Valley State* | L 24–28 | 5,100 | |||
September 27 | at Cal Poly Pomona* | No. 12 |
| W 28–9 | 1,500 | [1] |
October 4 | at UC Davis | No. 11 | W 18–10 | 8,800 | ||
October 11 | San Francisco State | No. 7 |
| W 19–6 | 2,500 | |
October 18 | Nevada* | No. 8 |
| W 41–7 | 3,550 | [2] |
October 25 | at Chico State | No. 6 |
| W 24–7 | 9,800 | |
November 1 | Cal State Hayward | No. 6 |
| L 30–32 | 5,500–7,000 | [3][4] |
November 8 | at San Francisco* | No. 16 | W 26–0 | 3,500 | ||
November 15 | at Humboldt State | No. 12 | W 20–17 | 7,000 | ||
November 22 | Puget Sound* | No. 10 |
| W 49–24 | 6,500 | |
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Team players in the NFL
[edit]The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1970 NFL draft.[6][7][8]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Mike Carter | Wide receiver | 15 | 380 | Green Bay Packers |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Santa Clara, Gators Both Defeat Foes". The Times. San Mateo, California. November 3, 1969. p. 18. Retrieved March 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "1970 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: Sacramento State". Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.