1969 Sacramento State Hornets football team
The 1969 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College[note 1] during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season.
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 12 (College Division) |
| 1969 record | 8–2 (4–1 FWC) |
| Head coach | Ray Clemons (9th season) |
| Home stadium | Hornet Stadium (Capacity: 21,195) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 UPI Cal State Hayward $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 AP Sacramento State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Hornets were led by head coach Ray Clemons in his ninth season. They played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season ranked #12 in the College Division AP Poll with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2, 4–1 FWC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 279–140 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 20 | Valley State[note 3]* | L 24–28 | |||
| September 27 | at Cal Poly Pomona[note 4]* | No. 12 AP |
| W 28–9 | 1,500[1] |
| October 4 | at UC Davis[note 5] | No. 11 AP | W 18–10 | ||
| October 11 | San Francisco State[note 6] | No. 7 AP |
| W 19–6 | |
| October 18 | Nevada* | No. 8 AP |
| W 41–7[2] | |
| October 25 | at Chico State[note 7] | No. 6 AP |
| W 24–7 | |
| November 1 | Cal State Hayward[note 8] | No. 6 AP |
| L 30–32[3] | |
| November 8 | at San Francisco* | No. 16 AP |
| W 26–0 | |
| November 15 | at Humboldt State[note 9] | No. 12 AP | W 20–17 | ||
| November 22 | Puget Sound* | No. 10 AP |
| W 49–24 | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Mike Carter | Wide Receiver | 15 | 380 | Green Bay Packers |
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.
- California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
- 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).
- The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
- San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
- California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
- California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
- Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
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References
- "Shaw Passes Aztecs to Rout of Diablos". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 28, 1969. p. D-16. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Humboldt, Hayward, Hornets in tie for conference lead". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 20, 1969. p. 15. Retrieved March 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Santa Clara, Gators Both Defeat Foes". The Times. San Mateo, California. November 3, 1969. p. 18. Retrieved March 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- "1970 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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