1978 Sacramento State Hornets football team

1978 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference Far Western Conference
1978 record 1–9 (1–4 FWC)
Head coach Bob Mattos (1st season)
Home stadium Hornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
1978 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#4 UC Davis $^ 5 –0 –0  8 –3 –0
Cal State Hayward 4 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Humboldt State 3 –2 –0  5 –6 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Sacramento State 1 –4 –0  1 –9 –0
San Francisco State 0 –5 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season.

Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC)[note 2]. The Hornets were led by first-year head coach Bob Mattos. They played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of one win and nine losses (1–9, 1–4 FWC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 84–304 for the season, or an average score in the losses of 7–31.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 16 at Cal Poly[note 3]* Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California L 6–52  
September 23 at Cal Poly Pomona* Kellogg Field • Pomona, California L 13–15  
September 30 at Portland State* Civic Stadium • Portland, Oregon L 7–63  
October 7 Humboldt State Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California L 10–22  
October 14 UC Davis Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California (Rivalry) L 0–39  
October 21 at San Francisco State Cox Stadium • San Francisco W 13–10  
October 28 Nevada* Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California L 15–39  
November 4 Chico State[note 4] Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California L 3–12  
November 11 at Cal State Hayward[note 5] Pioneer Stadium • Hayward, California L 7–21  
November 18 at Cal State Northridge* Devonshire Downs/North Campus Stadium • Northridge, California L 9–31   1,900[1]
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1979 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

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 official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  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. ↑ Jack Hawn (November 19, 1978). "Redlands Wins in Last Seconds". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-16. Retrieved February 7, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1979 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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