1957 Sacramento State Hornets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1957
| team = Sacramento State Hornets
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Far Western Conference
| short_conf = FWC
| record = 5–4
| conf_record = 2–3
| head_coach = John W. Baker
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Grant Stadium
}}
{{1957 Far Western Conference football standings}}
The 1957 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 1957 college football season. Led by first-year head coach John W. Baker, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the FWC. The team finished with the first winning record in its four years of existence. For the season Sacramento State was outscored by its opponents 174 to 173. The Hornets played home games at Grant Stadium in Sacramento, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| time = Pacific
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Los Angeles State
| site_stadium = Grant Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 19–14
| attend = 8,000
| source = {{cite news |last=Smolich |first=Marco |title=Hornets' New Grid Coach, Offense Will Make Debut Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101411888/the-sacramento-bee/ |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |location=Sacramento, California |date=September 21, 1957 |page=D3 |access-date=May 8, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Smolich |first=Marco |title=Hornets Score With 8 Seconds Left To Down LA State 19-14 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101412135/the-sacramento-bee/ |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |location=Sacramento, California |date=September 23, 1957 |page=C1 |access-date=May 8, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Long Beach State
| site_stadium = Veterans Stadium
| site_cityst = Long Beach, CA
| score = 19–12
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Moffett Field (CA)Naval Air Station Moffett Field was a Naval Air Station from 1933 to 1994.
| site_stadium = Grant Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 44–25
| source = {{cite news |last=Smolich |first=Marco |title=Moffett Field Fliers Will Meet Aerial Minded Hornets Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101412348/the-sacramento-bee/ |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |location=Sacramento, California |date=October 5, 1957 |page=D4 |access-date=May 8, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Smolich |first=Marco |title=Everybody Gets Into The Act As Hornets Beat Moffett 44-25 For 3rd Straight Win |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101412520/the-sacramento-bee/ |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |location=Sacramento, California |date=October 7, 1957 |page=C4 |access-date=May 8, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Humboldt State
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 19–27
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Chico State
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Chico, CA
| score = 13–20
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Nevada
| site_stadium = Grant Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 7–0
| source = {{cite news |last=Smolich |first=Marco |title=Hornets Will Host Nevada Tomorrow |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101412964/the-sacramento-bee/ |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |location=Sacramento, California |date=November 1, 1957 |page=D1 |access-date=May 8, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Sacramento State Noses Nevada Wolf Pack 7-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101413206/nevada-state-journal/ |newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal |location=Reno, Nevada |date=November 3, 1957 |page=13 |access-date=May 8, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = l
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Grant Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 6–41
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Cal Aggies
| site_stadium = Aggie Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 26–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1957|team=Whittier Poets|title=Whittier}}
| site_stadium = Hadley Field
| site_cityst = Whittier, CA
| score = 20–35
}}
}}
Notes
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