1976 Chico State Wildcats football team

1976 Chico State Wildcats football
Conference Far Western Conference
1976 record 5–6 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach Dick Trimmer (3rd season)
Home stadium University Stadium
1976 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
UC Davis $ 5 0 0  8 2 0
Humboldt State 4 1 0  5 5 0
Chico State 2 3 0  5 6 0
San Francisco State 2 3 0  4 7 0
Sacramento State 2 3 0  2 8 0
Cal State Hayward 0 5 0  1 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State University[note 1] during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1976.

The 1976 Wildcats were led by third-year head coach Dick Trimmer. They played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California. Chico State finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 2–3 FWC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 187–249 for the season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 11 at Portland State* Civic StadiumPortland, Oregon L 3–50  
September 18 Central Washington* University Stadium • Chico, California W 36–14  
September 25 at Simon Fraser* Thunderbird StadiumUniversity Endowment Lands, BC L 6–20  
October 2 Western Montana[note 2]* University Stadium • Chico, California W 51–10  
October 9 UC Davis University Stadium • Chico, California L 6–26  
October 15 at San Francisco State Cox StadiumSan Francisco W 16–10  
October 23 Puget Sound* University Stadium • Chico, California W 16–15  
October 30 at Nevada* Mackay StadiumReno, Nevada L 14–43  
November 6 Cal State Hayward[note 3] University Stadium • Chico, California W 14–13  
November 13 at Sacramento State[note 4] Hornet StadiumSacramento, California L 5–19  
November 20 at Humboldt State Redwood BowlArcata, California L 20–29  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

Notes

  1. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  2. University of Montana Western was known as Western Montana College from 1949 to 1999.
  3. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  4. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References

  1. "1976 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  2. "1977 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  3. "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  4. "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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