1957 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1957 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College[note 1] during the 1957 NCAA College Division football season.

1957 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1957 record5–4 (2–3 FWC)
Head coachJohn W. Baker (1st season)
Home stadiumCharles C. Hughes Stadium
1957 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
San Francisco State $ 5 –0 –0  7 –3 –0
Chico State 4 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Humboldt State 3 –2 –0  4 –6 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Nevada 1 –4 –0  1 –8 –0
Cal Aggies 0 –5 –0  1 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Hornets were led by first-year head coach Johnny Baker. They played home games at Charles C. Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished with the first winning record in its four years of existence. Their record was five wins and four losses (5–4, 2–3 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 173–174.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 20Los Angeles State[note 3]*
W 19–14
September 27at Long Beach State[note 4]*
W 19–12
October 5Moffett Field (CA)[note 5]*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 44–25
October 12at Humboldt State[note 6]
L 19–27
October 19at Chico State[note 7]
L 13–20
November 2Nevada
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 7–0
November 9San Francisco State[note 8]
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 6–41
November 15at Cal Aggies[note 9]
W 26–0
November 23at Whittier*
L 20–35
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1958 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

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, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
  4. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
  5. Naval Air Station Moffett Field was a Naval Air Station from 1933 to 1994.
  6. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  8. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  9. 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.
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References
  1. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. "1958 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  3. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  4. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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