1968 Chico State Wildcats football team
American college football season
1968 Chico State Wildcats football | |
---|---|
Conference | Far Western Conference |
Record | 5–5 (2–4 FWC) |
Head coach |
|
Home stadium | College Field |
Seasons |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The 1968 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 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Pete Riehlman, Chico State compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 206 to 149 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 14 | Oregon Tech* |
| W 21–7 | 5,700 | |
September 21 | at Redlands* |
| L 7–10 | 3,000 | |
September 28 | at Southern Oregon* |
| W 20–10 | 3,000 | |
October 5 | at San Francisco State | L 19–21 | 2,000 | ||
October 12 | Nevada |
| W 20–15 | 3,000 | [1] |
October 19 | Cal Poly Pomona* |
| W 24–13 | 4,000–4,500 | [2][3] |
October 26 | Cal State Hayward |
| W 24–21 | 7,000–8,000 | [4] |
November 2 | at Sacramento State | L 0–14 | 5,000 | [5][6] | |
November 9 | at Humboldt State | L 7–57 | 6,000 | [7] | |
November 16 | UC Davis |
| L 7–38 | 4,000 | |
|
[8][9]
References
- ^ "SF State Remains Unbeaten". Red Bluff Daily News. Red Bluff, California. October 14, 1968. p. 7. Retrieved March 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Jacks, Gators To Clash for Top Spot". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. October 21, 1968. p. 6. Retrieved March 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ Sewsey, Ben (November 3, 1968). "SSC Stays On Ground, Blanks Chico 14-0". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. F1. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
.
- ^ Sewsey, Ben (November 3, 1968). "Hornets Black Chico 14-0 On Ground Game (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. F4. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
.
- ^ "Hornets Eye Bowl Berth". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. November 11, 1968. p. 8. Retrieved March 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "1968 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.