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American college football season

1969 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Ranking
APNo. 12 (small college)
Record8–2 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
Seasons← 19681970 →
1969 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from small college polls

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Ray Clemons, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team finished the season ranked No. 12 in the AP small college poll and outscored its opponents 279 to 140 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Valley State*L 24–285,100
September 27at Cal Poly Pomona*No. 12W 28–91,500
October 4at UC DavisNo. 11W 18–108,800
October 11San Francisco StateNo. 7
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 19–62,500
October 18Nevada*No. 8
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 41–73,550
October 25at Chico StateNo. 6W 24–79,800
November 1Cal State HaywardNo. 6
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 30–325,500–7,000
November 8at San Francisco*No. 16W 26–03,500
November 15at Humboldt StateNo. 12W 20–177,000
November 22Puget Sound*No. 10
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 49–246,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players in the NFL

The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1970 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Mike Carter Wide receiver 15 380 Green Bay Packers

References

  1. "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. [REDACTED]
  2. "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. [REDACTED]
  3. "Santa Clara, Gators Both Defeat Foes". The Times. San Mateo, California. November 3, 1969. p. 18. Retrieved March 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. [REDACTED]
  4. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  5. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  6. "1970 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  8. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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