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1970 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record4–6 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chico State + 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Cal State Hayward + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
UC Davis 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Humboldt State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
San Francisco State 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 9 – 1
Sonoma State * 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Sacramento State * 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – ineligible for conference championship

The 1970 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College[note 1] during the 1970 NCAA 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 tenth season. They played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6, 2–3 FWC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 196–169 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 19at Valley State[note 3]*
L 10–345,000[1]
September 26Cal Poly Pomona[note 4]*
L 14–19
October 3Puget Sound*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 27–6
October 10at San Francisco State[note 5]
W 27–0
October 17at Nevada*
L 14–18
October 24Chico State[note 6]
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 21–28
October 31at Cal State Hayward[note 7]
L 12–14
November 7at San Francisco*
W 41–7
November 14Humboldt State[note 8]
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 30–15
November 21UC Davis[note 9]
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA (Rivalry)
L 0–28
  • *Non-conference game

[2]

Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1971 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

Notes

  1. ^ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  2. ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. ^ California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
  4. ^ 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).
  5. ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. ^ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
  8. ^ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  9. ^ The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.

References

  1. ^ "UOP Stops Burns, Edges 49ers, 9-6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 20, 1970. p. D-13. Retrieved February 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "1971 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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