1969 Sacramento State Hornets football team
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| AP | No. 12 (College Division) |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1969 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College[note 1] during the 1969 College Division football season.
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
September 20Valley State[note 3]*
L 24–28 September 27at Cal Poly Pomona[note 4]*No. 12 AP
- Kellogg Field
- Pomona, CA
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
- College Field
- Chico, CA
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
Team players in the NFL
The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Mike Carter | Wide Receiver | 15 | 380 | Green Bay Packers |
Notes
- ^ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
- ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
- ^ California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
- ^ 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).
- ^ The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
- ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
- ^ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "1970 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
