1961 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1961 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College[note 1] during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season.

1961 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1961 record4–5 (2–3 FWC)
Head coachRay Clemons (1st season)
Home stadiumCharles C. Hughes Stadium
1961 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 UPI Humboldt State + 4 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
San Francisco State + 4 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
UC Davis 3 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Nevada 2 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Chico State 0 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from College Division poll

Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Hornets were led by first-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 four wins and five losses (4–5, 2–3 FWC). For the season the team outscored its opponents 117–106.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 16Pepperdine[note 3]*
W 21–0
September 23at Cal Poly Pomona[note 4]*
L 12–27
September 30at Long Beach State[note 5]*
L 18–21
October 7Southern Oregon[note 6]*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 25–6
October 14Humboldt State[note 7]
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 19–76,000[1]
October 21at Chico State[note 8]
W 14–10
November 4Nevada
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 8–14
November 11San Francisco State[note 9]
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 0–7
November 17at UC Davis[note 10]
L 0–14
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1962 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. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
  4. 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).
  5. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
  6. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College from 1956 to 1974.
  7. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  8. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  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. Don Terbush (October 16, 1961). "HSC Upset By Sacramento State In FWC Contest". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 26. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  3. "1962 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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