1978 Chico State Wildcats football team
| 1978 Chico State Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–3 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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| No. 4 UC Davis $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State University[note 1] during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1978.
The 1978 Wildcats were led by fifth-year head coach Dick Trimmer. They played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California. Chico State finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5, 2–3 FWC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 161–217 for the season.
Schedule
September 16California Lutheran*
- University Stadium
- Chico, California
W 15–12 September 23at Cal State Northridge*
L 7–282,583[1] September 30Cal Poly Pomona*
- University Stadium
- Chico, California
W 23–32,500[2] October 7at San Francisco State
W 28–24 October 14at Central Washington*
- Tomlinson Stadium
- Ellensburg, WA
W 24–11 October 21Puget Sound*
- University Stadium
- Chico, California
L 16–35 October 28Cal State Hayward[note 2]
- University Stadium
- Chico, California
L 11–42 November 4at Sacramento State[note 3]
W 12–3 November 11at Humboldt State
L 23–28 November 18UC Davis
- University Stadium
- Chico, California
L 2–31
Team players in the NFL
No Chico State players were selected in the 1979 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]
Notes
- ^ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
- ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
- ^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
References
- ^ "Utah St. Wins PCAA Opener, 45-22". The Los Angeles Times. September 24, 1978. p. III-16. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kingsmen Win Despite Errors". The Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1978. p. III-18. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1978 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ "1979 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
