1961 Sacramento State Hornets football team

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1961 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record4–5 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCharles C. Hughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13/16 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 NAIA poll and UPI small college poll

The 1961 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College—now known as California State University, Sacramento—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Ray Clemons, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the FWC. For the season the team outscored its opponents 117 to 106. The Hornets played home games at Charles C. Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Pepperdine*
W 21–0
September 228:00 p.m.at Cal Poly Pomona*
L 12–271,500[1][2][3]
September 30at Long Beach State*
L 18–214,400[4]
October 7Southern Oregon*
  • Charles C. Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 25–6
October 14No. 2 Humboldt State
  • Charles C. Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 19–76,000[5]
October 21at Chico State
W 14–106,600[6]
November 4Nevada
  • Charles C. Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 8–146,500[7]
November 11San Francisco State
  • Charles C. Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 0–74,282[8]
November 17at UC Davis
L 0–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

References[edit]

  1. ^ Miles, Jerry (September 22, 1961). "Cal Poly, Sacramento State Clash". Progress-Bulletin. Pomona, California. p. 1, section 3. Retrieved February 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Miles, Jerry (September 23, 1961). "Poly Routs State". Progress-Bulletin. Pomona, California. p. 7, section 1. Retrieved February 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  5. ^ 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.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
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