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    1957 Sacramento State Hornets football team

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    1957 Sacramento State Hornets football
    ConferenceFar Western Conference
    Record5–4 (2–3 FWC)
    Head coach
    • John W. Baker (1st season)
    Home stadiumGrant Stadium
    Seasons
    ← 1956
    1958 →
    1957 Far Western Conference football standings
    • v
    • t
    • e
    		 Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    San Francisco State $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
    Chico State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
    Humboldt State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
    Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Nevada 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
    Cal Aggies 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
    • $ – Conference champion

    The 1957 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 1957 college football season. Led by first-year head coach John W. Baker, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the FWC. The team finished with the first winning record in its four years of existence. For the season Sacramento State was outscored by its opponents 174 to 173. The Hornets played home games at Grant Stadium in Sacramento, California.

    Schedule

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    DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 218:00 p.m.Los Angeles State*
    • Grant Stadium
    • Sacramento, CA
    		W 19–148,000[1][2]
    September 27at Long Beach State*
    • Veterans Stadium
    • Long Beach, CA
    		W 19–12
    October 58:00 p.m.Moffett Field (CA)[note 1]*
    • Grant Stadium
    • Sacramento, CA
    		W 44–25[3][4]
    October 12at Humboldt State
    • Redwood Bowl
    • Arcata, CA
    		L 19–27
    October 19at Chico State
    • College Field
    • Chico, CA
    		L 13–20
    November 22:30 p.m.Nevadadagger
    • Grant Stadium
    • Sacramento, CA
    		W 7–0[5][6]
    November 9San Francisco State
    • Grant Stadium
    • Sacramento, CA
    		L 6–41
    November 15at Cal Aggies
    • Aggie Field
    • Davis, CA (rivalry)
    		W 26–0
    November 23at Whittier*
    • Hadley Field
    • Whittier, CA
    		L 20–35
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming

    Notes

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    1. ^ Naval Air Station Moffett Field was a Naval Air Station from 1933 to 1994.

    References

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    1. ^ Smolich, Marco (September 21, 1957). "Hornets' New Grid Coach, Offense Will Make Debut Tonight". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. D3. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
    2. ^ Smolich, Marco (September 23, 1957). "Hornets Score With 8 Seconds Left To Down LA State 19-14". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C1. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
    3. ^ Smolich, Marco (October 5, 1957). "Moffett Field Fliers Will Meet Aerial Minded Hornets Tonight". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. D4. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
    4. ^ Smolich, Marco (October 7, 1957). "Everybody Gets Into The Act As Hornets Beat Moffett 44-25 For 3rd Straight Win". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C4. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
    5. ^ Smolich, Marco (November 1, 1957). "Hornets Will Host Nevada Tomorrow". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. D1. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
    6. ^ "Sacramento State Noses Nevada Wolf Pack 7-0". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 3, 1957. p. 13. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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