1968 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Ray Clemons, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 245 to 137 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Field and Charles C. Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California.

1968 Sacramento State Hornets football
Pasadena Bowl, L 7–34 vs. Grambling
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	8–3 (4–2 FWC)
Head coach	Ray Clemons (8th season)
Home stadium	Hornet Field, Charles C. Hughes Stadium
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 AP / #10 UPI Humboldt State $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Sacramento State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
UC Davis	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
San Francisco State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Chico State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Cal State Hayward	1	–	4	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Nevada	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll

At the end of the season, the Hornets were invited to play in the Pasadena Bowl, where they lost to Grambling, 34–7. This was the second time Sacramento State had been invited to a bowl game, the previous being the Camellia Bowl in 1964.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21		at Cal Poly*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 13–7	6,400
September 28	2:00 p.m.	Cal Poly Pomona*	Hornet Field Sacramento, CA	W 26–13	4,500	^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
October 5	8:00 p.m.	Humboldt State	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 13–20	7,500	^[5]^[6]
October 12	2:00 p.m.	UC Davis	Hornet Field Sacramento, CA (rivalry)	W 24–7	4,100	^[7]^[8]
October 19		at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 13–14	3,500	^[9]
October 26		at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 17–14	5,000–6,200	^[10]
November 2		Chico State	Hornet Field Sacramento, CA	W 14–0	5,000	^[11]^[12]
November 9		at Cal State Hayward	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 16–14	1,500–2,000	^[13]^[14]
November 16	2:00 p.m.	San Francisco*	Hornet Field Sacramento, CA	W 76–0	1,500	^[15]^[16]^[17]
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at Cal Western*	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA	W 26–14	2,300–3,000	^[18]^[19]
December 7		vs. Grambling*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Pasadena Bowl)	L 7–34	34,127	^[20]^[21]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Pacific time

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References

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