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.
| 1966 Sacramento State Hornets football | |
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FWC champion | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (6–0 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Charles C. Hughes Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at UC Santa Barbara* | L 9–24 | 5,500–6,450 | [1] | |
| September 24 | at Santa Clara* | L 3–7 | 5,500 | ||
| October 1 | Cal Poly Pomona* | W 26–17 | 2,500–3,000 | [2] | |
| October 8 | at Cal State Hayward | W 38–6 | 1,500 | ||
| October 15 | San Francisco |
| W 23–7 | 3,690 | |
| October 22 | Humboldt State |
| W 17–0 | 4,981 | |
| October 29 | UC Davis |
| W 36–24 | 4,919 | |
| November 5 | at San Francisco State | W 10–9 | 4,400 | ||
| November 12 | at Nevada | W 13–8 | 6,000 | ||
| November 19 | Chico State |
| W 30–0 | 1,843–2,000 | [3] |
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Team players in the NFL
editThe following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft.[5][6][7]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Al Nicholas | Fullback | 15 | 371 | Atlanta Falcons |
References
edit- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "1967 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: Sacramento State". Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.