1975 Chico State Wildcats football team

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1975 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1975 record4–6 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
  • Dick Trimmer (2nd season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Humboldt State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
San Francisco State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Cal State Hayward 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1975 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State University[note 1] during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1975.

The 1975 Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Dick Trimmer. They played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California. Chico State finished the season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6, 2–3 FWC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 118–295 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 13Cal Poly Pomona*
L 3–38
September 20Simon Fraser*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 13–14
September 27at Willamette*
W 19–8
October 4at UC Davis[note 2]
L 0–31
October 11San Francisco State
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 24–14
October 18Nevada*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 6–3
October 25at Puget Sound*
L 12–35
November 1at Cal State Hayward[note 3]
W 9–7
November 8Sacramento State[note 4]
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 9–12
November 15Humboldt State
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 23–33
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

The following Chico State players were selected in the 1976 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Rich Sorenson Kicker 8 217 Detroit Lions

The following finished their Chico State career in 1975, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL Team
Chris Pane Defensive Back 1976 Denver Broncos

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. ^ The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  3. ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  4. ^ 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. ^ "1975 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "1976 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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