1955 Sacramento State Hornets football team
The 1955 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College[note 1] during the 1955 college football season.
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Conference | Far Western Conference |
1955 record | 1–6 (0–5 FWC) |
Head coach | Dave Strong (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Charles C. Hughes Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chico State | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Aggies | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Humboldt State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC)[note 2] in their second year of intercollegiate play. The Hornets were led by second-year head coach Dave Strong. They played home games at Charles C. Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. After going winless in their first season, the Hornets won their first game ever in the opener against Southern Oregon. However, they lost the rest of their games, finishing the season with a record of one win and six losses (1–6, 0–5 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 48–176.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 24 | at Southern Oregon[note 3]* |
| W 7–6 | |
October 8 | Nevada | L 7–28 | ||
October 15 | at Cal Aggies[note 4] | L 0–29 | [1] | |
October 22 | Santa Barbara[note 5]* |
| L 7–15 | |
October 29 | at Humboldt State[note 6] | L 6–39 | 3,000[2] | |
November 5 | at Chico State[note 7] |
| L 7–26 | |
November 12 | San Francisco State[note 8] |
| L 14–33 | |
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Team players in the NFL
No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1956 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]
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.
- Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1955.
- University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
- University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1957.
- Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
- California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
- San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
References
- "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 16, 1955. p. 45. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lumberjacks Rout Sacramento". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. October 31, 1955. p. 16. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- "1956 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.