1969 Chico State Wildcats football team
American college football season
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The 1969 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Pete Riehlman, Chico State compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 271 to 121 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.
- Pete Riehlman (2nd season)
| 1969 Chico State Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (3–2 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | College Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 UPI Cal State Hayward $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 AP Sacramento State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | at Simon Fraser* | W 21–0 | 3,600 | ||
| September 20 | at Oregon Tech* | Klamath Falls, OR | W 34–8 | 1,500 | |
| September 27 | Southern Oregon* |
| W 27–15 | 6,500 | |
| October 4 | at Nevada* | W 42–7 | 3,500–5,500 | [1] | |
| October 11 | San Francisco* |
| W 38–7 | 7,000 | |
| October 18 | at Cal State Hayward | L 20–26 | 4,000–5,000 | [2][3] | |
| October 25 | No. 6 Sacramento State |
| L 7–24 | 9,800 | |
| November 1 | Humboldt State |
| W 20–10 | 7,500 | |
| November 8 | at UC Davis | W 20–10 | 5,000 | ||
| November 15 | San Francisco State |
| W 42–14 | 6,500–7,000 | [4] |
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Team players in the NFL
No Chico State players were selected in the 1970 NFL draft.[6][7][8]
The following finished their Chico State career in 1969, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Doug Dressler | Running back | 1970 Cincinnati Bengals |
