1968 Sacramento State Hornets football team
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Pasadena Bowl, L 7–34 vs. Grambling State | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| 1968 record | 8–3 (4–2 FWC) |
| Head coach | Ray Clemons (8th season) |
| Home stadium | Charles C. Hughes Stadium |
| 1968 Far Western Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College[note 1] during the 1968 College Division football season.
Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Hornets were led by head coach Ray Clemons in his eighth season. They played home games at Charles C. Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3, 4–2 FWC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 245–137 for the season.
At the end of the season, the Hornets were invited to play in the Pasadena Bowl. In the game, Sacramento State was defeated by Grambling, 7–34. The was the second time Sacramento State had been invited to a bowl game, the previous being the Camellia Bowl in 1964.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
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| September 21 | at Cal Poly* | Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA | W 26–13 | ||||||
| September 28 | Cal Poly Pomona[note 2]* | Charles C. Hughes Stadium • Sacramento, CA | W 13–7 | ||||||
| October 5 | Humboldt State | Hughes Stadium • Sacramento, CA | L 13–20 | ||||||
| October 12 | UC Davis | Hughes Stadium • Sacramento, CA (Rivalry) | W 24–7 | ||||||
| October 19 | at San Francisco State | Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA | L 13–14 | ||||||
| October 26 | at Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | W 17–14 | ||||||
| November 2 | Chico State[note 3] | Hughes Stadium • Sacramento, CA | W 14–0 | ||||||
| November 9 | at Cal State Hayward[note 4] | Pioneer Stadium • Hayward, CA | W 16–14 | ||||||
| November 16 | at San Francisco* | Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, CA | W 76–0 | ||||||
| November 23 | at US International[note 5]* | Balboa Stadium ? • San Diego, CA | W 26–14 | ||||||
| December 7 | at Grambling State* | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Pasadena Bowl) | L 7–34 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
Team players in the NFL
No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1969 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]
Notes
- ↑ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947–1971. See: Sacramento State
- ↑ Cal Poly Pomona was officially known as California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis from 1966–1971. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona). See: Cal Poly Pomona
- ↑ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935–1971. See: Chico State
- ↑ California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963–1971. See: Cal State Hayward
- ↑ Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology. See: USIU
References
- ↑ "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ↑ "1969 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.