1968 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record5–5 (2–4 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
1968 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 AP / #10 UPI Humboldt State $ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
Sacramento State 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
UC Davis 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
San Francisco State 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Chico State 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Cal State Hayward 1 –4 –15 –4 –1
Nevada 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Oregon Tech*
W 21–75,700
September 21at Redlands*
L 7–103,000
September 28at Southern Oregon*
W 20–103,000
October 5at San Francisco State
L 19–212,000
October 12Nevada
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 20–153,000[1]
October 19Cal Poly Pomona*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 24–134,000–4,500[2][3]
October 26Cal State Hayward
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 24–217,000–8,000[4]
November 2at Sacramento State
L 0–145,000[5][6]
November 9at Humboldt State
L 7–576,000[7]
November 16UC Davis
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
L 7–384,000
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "SF State Remains Unbeaten". Red Bluff Daily News. Red Bluff, California. October 14, 1968. p. 7. Retrieved March 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ↑ "'Jacks, Gators To Clash for Top Spot". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. October 21, 1968. p. 6. Retrieved March 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  5. ↑ 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 Open access icon.
  6. ↑ 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 Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Hornets Eye Bowl Berth". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. November 11, 1968. p. 8. Retrieved March 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  9. ↑ "1968 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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