1959 Sacramento State Hornets football team

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1959 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record2–7 (1–4 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCharles C. Hughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 San Francisco State $ 5 0 0 10 0 0
Humboldt State 4 1 0 9 1 0
Nevada 3 2 0 4 3 0
Chico State 2 3 0 4 4 0
Sacramento State 1 4 0 2 7 0
UC Davis 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach John W. Baker, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the FWC. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 222 to 107. The Hornets played home games at Charles C. Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Los Angeles State*L 12–60
September 26at Long Beach State*L 0–19
October 3at
Whittier*
L 19–20
October 10at Humboldt StateL 20–38
October 17at Chico State
L 2–287,000[1]
October 24Nevada
  • Charles C. Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 0–141,200[2]
October 31
Pomona
*
  • Charles C. Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 19–0
November 7San Francisco State
  • Charles C. Hughes Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 14–374,000[3]
November 14at UC DavisW 21–6
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.