1968 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Ray Clemons, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 245 to 137 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Charles C. Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California.

1968 Sacramento State Hornets football
Pasadena Bowl, L 7–34 vs. Grambling
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1968 record8–3 (4–2 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCharles C. Hughes Stadium
1968 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 AP / #10 UPI Humboldt State $ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
Sacramento State 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
UC Davis 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
San Francisco State 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Chico State 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Cal State Hayward 1 –4 –15 –4 –1
Nevada 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

At the end of the season, the Hornets were invited to play in the Pasadena Bowl, where they lost to Grambling, 34–7. This was the second time Sacramento State had been invited to a bowl game, the previous being the Camellia Bowl in 1964.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Cal Poly*
W 26–136,400
September 28Cal Poly Pomona*
W 13–74,500
October 5Humboldt State
  • Charles C. Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 13–207,500
October 12UC Davis
  • Charles C. Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA (rivalry)
W 24–74,100
October 19at San Francisco State
L 13–143,500[1]
October 26at Nevada
W 17–146,200
November 2Chico State
  • Charles C. Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 14–05,000
November 9at Cal State Hayward
W 16–142,000[2]
November 16San Francisco*
  • Charles C. Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 76–01,500[3]
November 232:00 p.m.at Cal Western*
W 26–142,300–3,000[4][5]
December 7vs. Grambling*
L 7–3434,127[6][7]

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References
  1. "'Jacks, Gators To Clash for Top Spot". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. October 21, 1968. p. 6. Retrieved March 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Hornets Eye Bowl Berth". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. November 11, 1968. p. 8. Retrieved March 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Dons Lose To Hornets--76 to 0!". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. November 17, 1968. p. 6C. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. Swesey, Ben (November 22, 1968). "Grambling Gallops In Rose Bowl". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C1. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. "Sacramento Bowl Hopes Stay Alive". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. United Press International. November 24, 1968. p. 49. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. Robinson, Dick (December 8, 1968). "Grambling Gallops In Rose Bowl". Independent Star-News. Pasadena, California. p. A1. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. Robinson, Dick (December 8, 1968). "Grambling Goes Galloping (continued)". Independent Star-News. Pasadena, California. p. A3. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
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