1975 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1975 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season.

1975 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1975 record5–5 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
1975 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
UC Davis $ 5 –0 –0  7 –3 –0
Humboldt State 4 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
San Francisco State 2 –3 –0  4 –4 –1
Chico State 2 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Cal State Hayward 0 –5 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Hornets were led by head coach Ray Clemons in his fifteenth season. They played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5, 2–3 FWC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 139–181 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 13Saint Mary's*
W 20–13
September 20at Santa Clara*
L 14–20
September 27at Nevada*
W 36–16
October 4Cal Poly Pomona*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
W 17–13
October 11at Humboldt State
L 7–28
October 18at UC Davis[note 3]
L 3–38
October 25San Francisco State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 5–14
November 1California Lutheran*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 10–30
November 8at Chico State[note 4]
W 12–9
November 15Cal State Hayward[note 5]
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
W 15–0
  • *Non-conference game

[1]

Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1976 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

Notes
  1. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  4. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  5. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.

References
  1. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. "1976 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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