1976 Chico State Wildcats football team

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1976 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1976 record5–6 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
  • Dick Trimmer (3rd season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Humboldt State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
San Francisco State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Cal State Hayward 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State University[note 1] during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1976.

The 1976 Wildcats were led by third-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 six losses (5–6, 2–3 FWC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 187–249 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 11at Portland State*
L 3–50
September 18Central Washington*
W 36–14
September 25at Simon Fraser*
L 6–20
October 2Western Montana[note 2]*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, California
W 51–10
October 9UC Davis
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, California
L 6–26
October 15at San Francisco State
W 16–10
October 23Puget Sound*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, California
W 16–15
October 30at Nevada*
L 14–43
November 6Cal State Hayward[note 3]
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, California
W 14–13
November 13at Sacramento State[note 4]
L 5–19
November 20at Humboldt State
L 20–29
  • *Non-conference game

[1]

Team players in the NFL[]

No Chico State players were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft.[2][3][4]

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. ^ University of Montana Western was known as Western Montana College from 1949 to 1999.
  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. ^ "1976 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "1977 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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