1968 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

The 1968 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State College at Hayward—now known California State University, East Bay—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Les Davis, Cal State Hayward compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 262 to 165 for the season. The Pioneers played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California.

1968 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	5–4–1 (1–4–1 FWC)
Head coach	Les Davis (3rd season)
Home stadium	Pioneer Stadium

1968 Far Western Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 AP / #10 UPI Humboldt State $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Sacramento State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
UC Davis	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
San Francisco State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Chico State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Cal State Hayward	1	–	4	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Nevada	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from small college polls

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Cal Poly Pomona*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 61–23	2,900–3,000
September 28	at Occidental*	D.W. Patterson Field Los Angeles, CA	W 33–27	1,300
October 4	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 30–14	6,000
October 12	San Francisco State	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 7–10	4,500–7,200
October 19	Nevada	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	T 7–7	3,800
October 26	at Chico State	College Field Chico, CA	L 21–24	7,000–8,000
November 2	San Francisco*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 33–0	1,800
November 9	Sacramento State	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 14–16	1,500–2,000
November 16	at No. T–19 Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 16–30	6,500
November 23	at UC Riverside*	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	W 40–14
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game