1959 Sacramento State Hornets football team

1959 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference Far Western Conference
1959 record 2–7 (1–4 FWC)
Head coach John W. Baker (3rd season)
Home stadium Charles C. Hughes Stadium
1959 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
San Francisco State $ 5 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 0
Humboldt State 4 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 0
Nevada 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 3 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0
Sacramento State 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0
UC Davis 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1959 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College[note 1] during the 1959 College Division football season.

Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Hornets were led by third-year head coach Johnny Baker. They played home games at Charles C. Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of two wins and seven losses (2–7, 1–4 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 107–222.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 19 Los Angeles State[note 2]* Charles C. Hughes Stadium • Sacramento, CA L 12–60  
September 26 at Long Beach State[note 3]* Veterans Stadium • Long Beach, CA L 0–19  
October 3 at Whittier* Hadley Field • Whittier, CA L 19–20  
October 10 at Humboldt State Redwood Bowl • Arcata, CA L 20–38  
October 17 at Chico State[note 4] University Stadium • Chico, CA L 2–28  
October 24 Nevada Hughes Stadium • Sacramento, CA L 0–14  
October 31 Pomona-Claremont[note 5]* Hughes Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 19–0  
November 7 San Francisco State Hughes Stadium • Sacramento, CA L 14–37  
November 14 at Northern Branch[note 6] Toomey Field • Davis, CA (Rivalry) W 21–6  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1960 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

Notes

  1. ↑ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947–1971. See: Sacramento State
  2. ↑ California State University, Los Angeles was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947–1963. See: Cal State LA
  3. ↑ California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950–1963. See: Long Beach State
  4. ↑ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935–1971. See: Chico State
  5. ↑ What is now known as the Pomona-Pitzer football team was known as Pomona-Claremont from 1950–1961. Pitzer College did not exist until 1963. See: Pomona College
  6. ↑ UC Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922–1959. See: UC Davis

References

  1. ↑ "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "1960 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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