1978 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1978 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State University[note 1] during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1978.

1978 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1978 record5–5 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
  • Dick Trimmer (5th season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1978 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 UC Davis $^ 5 –0 –0  8 –3 –0
Cal State Hayward 4 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Humboldt State 3 –2 –0  5 –6 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Sacramento State 1 –4 –0  1 –9 –0
San Francisco State 0 –5 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 Wildcats were led by fifth-year head coach Dick Trimmer. They played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California. Chico State finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5, 2–3 FWC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 161–217 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 16California Lutheran*
W 15–12
September 23at Cal State Northridge*
L 7–282,583[1]
September 30Cal Poly Pomona*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, California
W 23–32,500[2]
October 7at San Francisco State
W 28–24
October 14at Central Washington*
W 24–11
October 21Puget Sound*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, California
L 16–35
October 28Cal State Hayward[note 2]
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, California
L 11–42
November 4at Sacramento State[note 3]
W 12–3
November 11at Humboldt State
L 23–28
November 18UC Davis
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, California
L 2–31
  • *Non-conference game

[3]

Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1979 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes
  1. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  2. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  3. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References
  1. "Utah St. Wins PCAA Opener, 45-22". The Los Angeles Times. September 24, 1978. p. III-16. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Kingsmen Win Despite Errors". The Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1978. p. III-18. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1978 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. "1979 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.