1978 Chico State Wildcats football team

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1978 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1978 record5–5 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
  • Dick Trimmer (5th season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   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 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.

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*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
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

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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.open access
  2. ^ "Kingsmen Win Despite Errors". The Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1978. p. III-18. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "1978 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. 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.
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