1962 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1962 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College[note 1] during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season.

1962 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1962 record2–7 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCharles C. Hughes Stadium
1962 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
San Francisco State $ 3 –1 –1  6 –2 –1
Humboldt State 3 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Nevada 2 –2 –1  5 –3 –1
UC Davis 2 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –0  4 –4 –1
Sacramento State 2 –3 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Hornets were led by second-year head coach Ray Clemons. 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, 2–3 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 122–161.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15at Whittier*
L 0–14
September 22Cal Poly Pomona[note 3]*
L 7–12
September 29Long Beach State[note 4]*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 9–13
October 6at Southern Oregon[note 5]*
L 7–21
October 13at Humboldt State[note 6]
L 14–20
October 20Chico State[note 7]
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 40–23
November 3at Nevada
L 12–23
November 10at San Francisco State[note 9]
L 7–28
November 17UC Davis[note 10]
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA (Rivalry)
W 26–7
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

Notes
  1. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957 to 1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
  4. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
  5. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College from 1956 to 1974.
  6. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  8. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  9. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  10. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.

References
  1. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. "1963 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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