1970 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Ray Clemons, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 196 to 169 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

1970 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1970 record4–6 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(capacity: 21,195)
1970 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Chico State + 4 1 08 3 0
Cal State Hayward + 4 1 07 4 0
UC Davis 3 2 06 4 0
Humboldt State 2 3 05 5 0
Sacramento State 2 3 04 6 0
San Francisco State 0 5 00 9 1
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from College Division poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Valley State*L 10–344,000–5,000[1]
September 26Cal Poly Pomona*L 14–194,000
October 3Puget Sound*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 27–64,000
October 10at San Francisco StateW 27–02,500
October 17at Nevada*L 14–182,500
October 24Chico State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 21–284,000
October 31at Cal State HaywardL 12–144,000
November 7at San Francisco*
W 41–74,000
November 14Humboldt State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 30–153,000
November 21UC Davis
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA (rivalry)
L 0–283,600
  • *Non-conference game

[2]

References

  1. "UOP Stops Burns, Edges 49ers, 9-6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 20, 1970. p. D-13. Retrieved February 22, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
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