1958 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1958 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College—now known as California State University, Sacramento—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach John W. Baker, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the FWC. The team finished with the first winning record in its four years of existence. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 164 to 146. The Hornets played home games at Grant Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20		at Los Angeles State*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	L 6–8	1,500	[1]
September 27	8:00 p.m.	Long Beach State*	Grant Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 26–14		[2][3]
October 4		Whittier*	Grant Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 20–18		[4][5]
October 11	8:00 p.m.	Humboldt State	Grant Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 0–9	2,700	[6][7]
October 18		Chico State	Grant Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 14–6	3,500	[8]
October 25		at Nevada	Mackay Stadium[note 1] Reno, NV	L 24–40	2,300	[10]
November 1		at Pomona*	Claremont Alumni Field Claremont, CA	L 24–27		[11]
November 8		at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 18–20	4,500	[12]
November 15	8:00 p.m.	Cal Aggies	Grant Stadium Sacramento, CA (rivalry)	L 14–22		[13][14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Pacific time

Team players in the NFL

The following Sacramento State players were selected in the

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