1974 Sacramento State Hornets football team

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1974 Sacramento State Hornets football
Sacramento State script 2008.svg
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1974 record2–9 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
San Francisco State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Humboldt State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Cal State Hayward 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1974 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season.

Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Hornets were led by head coach Ray Clemons in his fourteenth season. They played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9, 2–3 FWC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 116–240 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 7at Pacific (CA)*
L 0–21
September 14Nevada*
L 7–31
September 21Santa Clara*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 9–14
September 28at Cal Poly Pomona*
L 0–213,800[1]
October 5at Cal State Hayward[note 3]
W 10–7
October 12at Puget Sound*
L 16–35
October 19Humboldt State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 6–23
October 26UC Davis[note 4]
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California (Rivalry)
L 17–22
November 2at San Francisco State
W 27–17
November 9at California Lutheran*
L 0–241,500[2]
November 16Chico State[note 5]
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 24–25
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  2. ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  4. ^ The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  5. ^ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.

References[]

  1. ^ Bill Langley (September 29, 1974). "Tight Defense Gives Cal Poly Shutout Win". Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. p. 21. Retrieved March 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "San Diego St. Wins, 37-0, Clinches Title". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 10, 1974. p. III-16. Retrieved February 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "1975 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  6. ^ "Draft History: Sacramento State". Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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