1954 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1954 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College[note 1] during the 1954 college football season.

1954 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1954 record0–7 (0–5 FWC)
Head coachDave Strong (1st season)
Home stadiumCharles C. Hughes Stadium
1954 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
San Francisco State $ 5 –0 –0  8 –2 –0
Chico State 5 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Humboldt State 4 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Nevada 2 –3 –0  2 –5 –0
Cal Aggies 1 –4 –0  1 –7 –0
Southern Oregon 0 –2 –0  2 –5 –0
Sacramento State 0 –5 –0  0 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Second San Francisco State vs. Nevada game did not count in conference standings

In their inaugural season of intercollegiate play, Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Hornets were led by head coach Dave Strong. They played home games at Charles C. Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. They lost all of their games, finishing the season with a record of zero wins and seven losses (0–7, 0–5 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 40–217, and was held scoreless in four of the seven games.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 25San Diego NTS (CA)[note 3]*
L 0–46
October 2Humboldt State[note 4]
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 7–282,000[1]
October 9Cal Aggies[note 5]
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA (Rivalry)
L 0–14
October 23Chico State[note 6]
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 0–40
November 6at Nevada
L 14–28
November 12at San Francisco State[note 8]
L 0–40
November 20at Alameda NAS (CA)[note 9]Alameda, CAL 19–21
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1955 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. The Naval Training Center San Diego (Naval Training Station) was a U.S. Navy facility from 1923 to 1997.
  4. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. 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.
  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. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  9. Naval Air Station Alameda was a Naval Air Station from 1940 to 1997. For many years they fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams.

References
  1. "Lumberjacks Win Far Western Conference Opener". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. October 4, 1954. p. 16. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  3. "1955 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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