1966 Sacramento State Hornets football team
American college football season
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The 1966 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 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Ray Clemons, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title. The team outscored its opponents 205 to 102 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Charles C. Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California.
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record8–2 (6–0 FWC)
Headcoach
- Ray Clemons (6th season)
HomestadiumCharles C. Hughes Stadium
| 1966 Sacramento State Hornets football | |
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FWC champion | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (6–0 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Charles C. Hughes Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at UC Santa Barbara* | L 9–24 | 5,500–6,450 | [1] | |
| September 24 | at Santa Clara* | L 3–7 | 5,500 | ||
| October 1 | Cal Poly Pomona* | W 26–17 | 2,500–3,000 | [2] | |
| October 8 | at Cal State Hayward | W 38–6 | 1,500 | ||
| October 15 | San Francisco |
| W 23–7 | 3,690 | |
| October 22 | Humboldt State |
| W 17–0 | 4,981 | |
| October 29 | UC Davis |
| W 36–24 | 4,919 | |
| November 5 | at San Francisco State | W 10–9 | 4,400 | ||
| November 12 | at Nevada | W 13–8 | 6,000 | ||
| November 19 | Chico State |
| W 30–0 | 1,843–2,000 | [3] |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft.[5][6][7]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Team |
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| 15 | 371 | Al Nicholas | Fullback | Atlanta Falcons |