1958 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1958 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 1958 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach John W. Baker, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the FWC. The team finished with the first winning record in its four years of existence. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 164 to 146. The Hornets played home games at Grant Stadium in Sacramento, California.

1958 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record3–6 (1–4 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGrant Stadium
1958 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Francisco State $ 4 –1 –07 –3 –0
Humboldt State 3 –2 –07 –2 –1
Cal Aggies 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Nevada 2 –3 –03 –3 –0
Sacramento State 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Los Angeles State*
L 6–81,500[1]
September 278:00 p.m.Long Beach State*
W 26–14[2][3]
October 4Whittier*
  • Grant Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 20–18[4][5]
October 118:00 p.m.Humboldt State
  • Grant Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 0–92,700[6][7]
October 18Chico Statedagger
  • Grant Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 14–63,500[8]
October 25at Nevada
L 24–402,300[10]
November 1at Pomona*
L 24–27[11]
November 8at San Francisco State
L 18–204,500[12]
November 158:00 p.m.Cal Aggies
  • Grant Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA (rivalry)
L 14–22[13][14]

Team players in the NFL

The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1959 NFL Draft.[15][16][17]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Dan ChamberlainEnd, halfback25293Detroit Lions

Notes
  1. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[9]

References
  1. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. Smolich, Marco (September 27, 1958). "Hornets Will Face Long Beach Tonight In '58 Home Debut". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. D2. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. Smolich, Marco (September 29, 1958). "Free Wheeling SSC Take To Air In 26-14 Win Over Long Beach". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C4. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "'Weird' Play Stops Poet; Sacramento State Wins, 20-18". The Whittier News. Whittier, California. October 6, 1958. p. 12. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "No. 1 (continued)". The Whittier News. Whittier, California. October 6, 1958. p. 13. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. Terbush, Don (October 11, 1958). "'Weird' Play Stops Poet; Sacramento State Wins, 20-18". Humboldt Standard. Whittier, California. p. 9. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "HSC Wins, Cal Aggies Next Foe". Humboldt Standard. Whittier, California. October 11, 1958. p. 9. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. Booth, Eddie (October 11, 1958). "Hornets Measure Wildcats, 14-6". Chico Enterprise-Record. Whittier, California. p. 9. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  10. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  11. "Pomona Wins, 27-24". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 2, 1958. p. 89. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  13. Smolich, Marco (November 15, 1958). "SSC Hopes To Escape League Cellar Tonight". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. D1. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. Smolich, Marco (November 17, 1958). "Mustangs Kick SSC Squad Into FWC Cellar In 22 To 14 Victory". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C2. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. "1959 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  16. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  17. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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