1961 Sacramento State Hornets football team

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.

1961 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1961 record4–5 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCharles C. Hughes Stadium
1961 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 UPI Humboldt State + 4 1 08 2 0
San Francisco State + 4 1 08 2 0
UC Davis 3 2 05 4 0
Nevada 2 3 05 4 0
Sacramento State 2 3 04 5 0
Chico State 0 5 04 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from College Division poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Pepperdine*W 21–0
September 23at Cal Poly Pomona*
L 12–27
September 30at Long Beach State*L 18–21
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[1]
October 21at Chico State
W 14–10
November 4Nevada
  • Charles C. Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 8–14
November 11San Francisco State
  • Charles C. Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 0–7
November 17at UC DavisL 0–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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.
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