American college football season
The 1961 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 1961 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Ray Clemons, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the FWC. For the season the team outscored its opponents 117 to 106. The Hornets played home games at Charles C. Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | | Pepperdine* | | W 21–0 | | |
September 22 | 8:00 p.m. | at Cal Poly Pomona* | | L 12–27 | 1,500 | [1][2][3] |
September 30 | | at Long Beach State* | | L 18–21 | 4,400 | [4] |
October 7 | | Southern Oregon* | - Charles C. Hughes Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
| W 25–6 | | |
October 14 | | No. 2 Humboldt State | - Charles C. Hughes Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
| W 19–7 | 6,000 | [5] |
October 21 | | at Chico State | | W 14–10 | 6,600 | [6] |
November 4 | | Nevada | - Charles C. Hughes Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
| L 8–14 | 6,500 | [7] |
November 11 | | San Francisco State | - Charles C. Hughes Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
| L 0–7 | 4,282 | [8] |
November 17 | | at UC Davis | | L 0–14 | | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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- ^ Miles, Jerry (September 22, 1961). "Cal Poly, Sacramento State Clash". Progress-Bulletin. Pomona, California. p. 1, section 3. Retrieved February 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ Miles, Jerry (September 23, 1961). "Poly Routs State". Progress-Bulletin. Pomona, California. p. 7, section 1. Retrieved February 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Don Terbush (October 16, 1961). "HSC Upset By Sacramento State In FWC Contest". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 26. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
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