1958 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1958 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College[note 1] during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season.

1958 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1958 record3–6 (1–4 FWC)
Head coachJohn W. Baker (2nd season)
Home stadiumCharles C. Hughes Stadium
1958 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
San Francisco State $ 4 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Humboldt State 3 –2 –0  7 –2 –1
Cal Aggies 3 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Nevada 2 –3 –0  3 –3 –0
Sacramento State 1 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Hornets were led by second-year head coach Johnny Baker. They played home games at Charles C. Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of three wins and six losses (3–6, 1–4 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 146–164.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 20at Los Angeles State[note 3]*
L 6–8
September 27Long Beach State[note 4]*
W 26–14
October 4Whittier*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 20–18
October 11Humboldt State[note 5]
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 0–9
October 18Chico State[note 6]
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 14–6
October 25at Nevada
L 24–40
November 1at Pomona-Claremont[note 8]*
L 24–27
November 8at San Francisco State[note 9]
L 18–20
November 15at Cal Aggies[note 10]
L 14–22
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1959 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Dan ChamberlainEnd - Halfback25293Detroit Lions

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. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  8. What is now known as the Pomona-Pitzer football team was known as Pomona-Claremont from 1950 to 1961. Pitzer College did not exist until 1963.
  9. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  10. 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. "1959 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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