1970 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1970 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College[note 1] during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season.

1970 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1970 record4–6 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
1970 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Chico State + 4 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
Cal State Hayward + 4 –1 –0  7 –4 –0
UC Davis 3 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Humboldt State 2 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
San Francisco State 0 –5 –0  0 –9 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from College Division poll

Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Hornets were led by head coach Ray Clemons in his tenth season. They played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6, 2–3 FWC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 196–169 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 19at Valley State[note 3]*
L 10–345,000[1]
September 26Cal Poly Pomona[note 4]*
L 14–19
October 3Puget Sound*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 27–6
October 10at San Francisco State[note 5]
W 27–0
October 17at Nevada*
L 14–18
October 24Chico State[note 6]
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 21–28
October 31at Cal State Hayward[note 7]
L 12–14
November 7at San Francisco*
W 41–7
November 14Humboldt State[note 8]
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 30–15
November 21UC Davis[note 9]
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA (Rivalry)
L 0–28
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1971 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

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 University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
  4. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was officially known as California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis from 1966 to 1971. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
  5. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
  8. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  9. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.

References
  1. "UOP Stops Burns, Edges 49ers, 9-6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 20, 1970. p. D-13. Retrieved February 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  3. "1971 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  5. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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