1978 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1978 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season.

1978 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1978 record1–9 (1–4 FWC)
Head coachBob Mattos (1st season)
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
1978 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 UC Davis $^ 5 –0 –0  8 –3 –0
Cal State Hayward 4 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Humboldt State 3 –2 –0  5 –6 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Sacramento State 1 –4 –0  1 –9 –0
San Francisco State 0 –5 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Hornets were led by first-year head coach Bob Mattos. They played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of one win and nine losses (1–9, 1–4 FWC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 84–304 for the season, or an average score in the losses of 7–31.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 16at Cal Poly[note 3]*
L 6–52
September 23at Cal Poly Pomona*
L 13–15
September 30at Portland State*
L 7–63
October 7Humboldt State
L 10–22
October 14UC Davis
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California (Rivalry)
L 0–39
October 21at San Francisco State
W 13–10
October 28Nevada*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 15–39
November 4Chico State[note 4]
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 3–12
November 11at Cal State Hayward[note 5]
L 7–21
November 18at Cal State Northridge*
L 9–311,900[1]
  • *Non-conference game

[2]

Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1979 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

Notes
  1. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  4. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  5. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.

References
  1. Jack Hawn (November 19, 1978). "Redlands Wins in Last Seconds". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-16. Retrieved February 7, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  3. "1979 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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