1979 Chico State Wildcats football team
| 1979 Chico State Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (2–3 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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| 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 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State University[note 1] during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1979.
The 1979 Wildcats were led by sixth-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 six losses (5–6, 2–3 FWC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 150–234 for the season.
Schedule
September 8at Puget Sound*
- Baker Stadium
- Tacoma, WA
L 7–16 September 15Willamette*
- University Stadium
- Chico, CA
W 24–22 September 22US International[note 2]*
- University Stadium
- Chico, CA
W 14–9 September 29Cal State Northridge*
- University Stadium
- Chico, CA
W 20–17 October 6Santa Clara*
- University Stadium
- Chico, CA
L 7–49 October 13at Saint Mary’s*
- Saint Mary’s Stadium
- Moraga, CA
L 7–25 October 20at Cal State Hayward[note 3]
W 7–0 October 27Sacramento State[note 4]
- University Stadium
- Chico, CA
W 41–21 November 3Humboldt State
- University Stadium
- Chico, CA
L 6–21 November 10at UC Davis
L 10–35 November 17San Francisco State
- University Stadium
- Chico, CA
L 7–19
Team players in the NFL
No Chico State players were selected in the 1980 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]
Notes
- ^ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
- ^ Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology.
- ^ 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
- ^ "1979 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ "1980 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.