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|

* Pete Riehlman (1st season)

Home stadium| College Field

Seasons

<- 1967

1969 ->

1968 Far Western Conference football standings

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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 small college polls

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

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 14| Oregon Tech*|

* College Field
* Chico, CA

| W 21–7| 5,700|
September 21| at Redlands*|

* Redlands Stadium
* Redlands, CA

| L 7–10| 3,000|
September 28| at Southern Oregon*|

* Fuller Field
* Ashland, OR

| W 20–10| 3,000|
October 5| at San Francisco State|

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| L 19–21| 2,000|
October 12| Nevada|

* College Field
* Chico, CA

| W 20–15| 3,000| [1]
October 19| Cal Poly Pomona*|

* College Field
* Chico, CA

| W 24–13| 4,000–4,500| [2][3]
October 26| Cal State Hayward|

* College Field
* Chico, CA

| W 24–21| 7,000–8,000| [4]
November 2| at Sacramento State|

* Hornet Field
* Sacramento, CA

| L 0–14| 5,000| [5][6]
November 9| at Humboldt State|

* Redwood Bowl
* Arcata, CA

| L 7–57| 6,000| [7]
November 16| UC Davis|

* College Field
* Chico, CA

| L 7–38| 4,000|

* *Non-conference game

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## References

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1. ^ "SF State Remains Unbeaten". Red Bluff Daily News. Red Bluff, California. October 14, 1968. p. 7. Retrieved March 31, 2018 - via Newspapers.com.
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.
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 .
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 .
7. ^ "Hornets Eye Bowl Berth". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. November 11, 1968. p. 8. Retrieved March 31, 2018 - via Newspapers.com.
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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Chico State Wildcats football

Venues|

* College Field (1920–1942)
* Chico High School Stadium (1946–1955)
* College Field (1956–1971)
* University Stadium (1972–1996)

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* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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