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1958 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record3–6 (1–4 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrant Stadium
Seasons← 19571959 →
1958 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

The 1958 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College—now known as California State University, Sacramento—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1958 college football season. Led by second-year head coach John W. Baker, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the FWC. The team finished with the first winning record in its four years of existence. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 164 to 146. The Hornets played home games at Grant Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Los Angeles State*L 6–81,500
September 278:00 p.m.Long Beach State*W 26–14
October 4Whittier*
  • Grant Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 20–18
October 118:00 p.m.Humboldt State
  • Grant Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 0–92,700
October 18Chico State
  • Grant Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 14–63,500
October 25at NevadaL 24–402,300
November 1at Pomona*L 24–27
November 8at San Francisco StateL 18–204,500
November 158:00 p.m.Cal Aggies
  • Grant Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA (rivalry)
L 14–22

Team players in the NFL

The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1959 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Dan Chamberlain End, halfback 25 293 Detroit Lions

Notes

  1. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.

References

  1. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. Smolich, Marco (September 27, 1958). "Hornets Will Face Long Beach Tonight In '58 Home Debut". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. D2. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  3. Smolich, Marco (September 29, 1958). "Free Wheeling SSC Take To Air In 26-14 Win Over Long Beach". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C4. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  4. "'Weird' Play Stops Poet; Sacramento State Wins, 20-18". The Whittier News. Whittier, California. October 6, 1958. p. 12. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  5. "No. 1 (continued)". The Whittier News. Whittier, California. October 6, 1958. p. 13. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
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  7. "HSC Wins, Cal Aggies Next Foe". Humboldt Standard. Whittier, California. October 11, 1958. p. 9. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  8. Booth, Eddie (October 11, 1958). "Hornets Measure Wildcats, 14-6". Chico Enterprise-Record. Whittier, California. p. 9. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  9. "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  10. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  11. "Pomona Wins, 27-24". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 2, 1958. p. 89. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  12. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  13. Smolich, Marco (November 15, 1958). "SSC Hopes To Escape League Cellar Tonight". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. D1. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  14. Smolich, Marco (November 17, 1958). "Mustangs Kick SSC Squad Into FWC Cellar In 22 To 14 Victory". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C2. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  15. "1959 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  16. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  17. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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