1966 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1966 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College[note 1] during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season.

1966 Sacramento State Hornets football
Far Western champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1966 record8–2 (6–0 FWC)
Head coachRay Clemons (6th season)
Home stadiumCharles C. Hughes Stadium
1966 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Sacramento State $ 6 –0 –0  8 –2 –0
San Francisco State 5 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Nevada 3 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
UC Davis 3 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Humboldt State 2 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Chico State 1 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Cal State Hayward 1 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Hornets were led by sixth-year head coach Ray Clemons. They played home games at Charles C. Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season as champion of the FWC, undefeated in conference play, with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2, 6–0 FWC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 205–102 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17at UC Santa Barbara*
L 9–24
September 24at Santa Clara*
L 3–7
October 1Cal Poly Pomona[note 3]*
W 26–17
October 8at Cal State Hayward[note 4]
W 38–6
October 15San Francisco
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
W 23–7
October 22Humboldt State[note 5]
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
W 17–0
October 29UC Davis[note 6]
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, California (Rivalry)
W 36–24
November 5at San Francisco State[note 7]
W 10–9
November 12at Nevada
W 13–8
November 19Chico State[note 8]
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
W 30–0
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1967 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Al NicholasFullback15371Atlanta Falcons

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 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).
  4. California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
  5. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  7. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  8. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.

References
  1. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. "1967 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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