1960 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1960 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College[note 1] during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season.

1960 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1960 record5–5 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCharles C. Hughes Stadium
1960 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 AP / #8 UPI Humboldt State $ 5 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
San Francisco State 4 –1 –0  9 –1 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Nevada 2 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
UC Davis 0 –5 –0  0 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Hornets were led by fourth-year head coach Johnny Baker. They played home games at Charles C. Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5, 2–3 FWC). For the season the team outscored its opponents 163–132.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17at Southern Oregon[note 3]*
W 39–14
September 24Occidental*
W 33–6
October 1Long Beach State[note 4]*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 0–14
October 8at Santa Clara*
W 14–8
October 15Humboldt State[note 5]Eureka, CaliforniaL 9–33
October 22Chico State[note 6]
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
W 13–9
October 29Cal Poly Pomona[note 7]*
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 18–19
November 5at Nevada
L 0–15
November 11at San Francisco State[note 9]
L 6–14
November 19UC Davis[note 10]
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, California (Rivalry)
W 31–0
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1961 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

Notes
  1. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College from 1956 to 1974.
  4. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
  5. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957 to 1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
  8. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  9. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  10. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.

References
  1. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. "1961 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  3. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  4. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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