1969 Sacramento State Hornets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1969
| team = Sacramento State Hornets
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Far Western Conference
| short_conf = FWC
| APRank = 12 (small college)
| record = 8–2
| conf_record = 4–1
| head_coach = Ray Clemons
| hc_year = 9th
| captain =
| stadium = Hornet Stadium
}}
{{1969 Far Western Conference football standings}}
The 1969 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 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Ray Clemons, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team finished the season ranked No. 12 in the AP small college poll and outscored its opponents 279 to 140 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1969
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Valley State
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 24–28
| attend = 5,100
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 12
| opponent = Cal Poly Pomona
| site_stadium = Kellogg Field
| site_cityst = Pomona, CA
| score = 28–9
| attend = 1,500
| source = {{cite news|title=Shaw Passes Aztecs to Rout of Diablos|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 28, 1969|page=D-16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9123997/shaw_passes_aztecs_to_rout_of_diablos/|access-date=February 23, 2017|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 11
| opponent = UC Davis
| site_stadium = Toomey Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 18–10
| attend = 8,800
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| rank = 7
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 19–6
| attend = 2,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 8
| opponent = Nevada
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 41–7
| attend = 3,550
| source = {{cite news|title=Humboldt, Hayward, Hornets in tie for conference lead|newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal|location=Reno, Nevada|date=October 20, 1969|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17962980/humboldt_hayward_hornets_in_tie_for/|access-date=March 3, 2018|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 6
| opponent = Chico State
| site_stadium = College Field
| site_cityst = Chico, CA
| score = 24–7
| attend = 9,800
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = l
| rank = 6
| opponent = Cal State Hayward
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 30–32
| attend = 5,500–7,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Santa Clara, Gators Both Defeat Foes|newspaper=The Times|location=San Mateo, California|date=November 3, 1969|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17962682/santa_clara_gators_both_defeat_foes/|access-date=March 3, 2018|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{cite web |author= |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/98/stats/12866 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 16, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1969|team=San Francisco Dons|title=San Francisco}}
| site_stadium = Kezar Stadium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA
| score = 26–0
| attend = 3,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 12
| opponent = Humboldt State
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 20–17
| attend = 7,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 10
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1969|team=Puget Sound Loggers|title=Puget Sound}}
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 49–24
| attend = 6,500
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/102/stats/12866 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=April 26, 2022 }}
Team players in the NFL
The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1970 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1970.htm|title=1970 NFL Draft|access-date=January 12, 2017|archive-date=December 21, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221231832/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1970.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/sacramentost/|title=Sacramento St. Players/Alumni|access-date = April 3, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=S&collegeName=Sacramento+State&abbrFlag=0&type=school|title=Draft History: Sacramento State|access-date=April 3, 2017|archive-date=April 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419104827/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=S&collegeName=Sacramento+State&abbrFlag=0&type=school|url-status=dead}}
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| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Wide receiver | 15 | 380 | Green Bay Packers |
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References
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