1966 Sacramento State Hornets football team

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1966 Sacramento State Hornets football
FWC champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record8–2 (6–0 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCharles C. Hughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sacramento State $ 6 0 0 8 2 0
San Francisco State 5 1 0 7 3 0
Nevada 3 3 0 6 3 0
UC Davis 3 3 0 5 5 0
Humboldt State 2 4 0 4 6 0
Chico State 1 5 0 4 6 0
Cal State Hayward 1 5 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1966 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 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Ray Clemons, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title. The team outscored its opponents 205 to 102 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Charles C. Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at UC Santa Barbara*L 9–245,500–6,450[1]
September 24at Santa Clara*L 3–75,500
October 1Cal Poly Pomona*W 26–172,500–3,000[2]
October 8at Cal State HaywardW 38–61,500
October 15San Francisco
  • Charles C. Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 23–73,690
October 22Humboldt State
  • Charles C. Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 17–04,981
October 29UC Davis
  • Charles C. Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA (rivalry)
W 36–244,919
November 5at San Francisco StateW 10–94,400
November 12at NevadaW 13–86,000
November 19Chico State
  • Charles C. Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 30–01,843–2,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[edit]

The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1967 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Al Nicholas Fullback 15 371 Atlanta Falcons

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "1967 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  7. ^ "Draft History: Sacramento State". Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.