1969 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record8–2 (3–2 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 UPI Cal State Hayward $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 12 AP Sacramento State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Chico State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Humboldt State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
San Francisco State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
UC Davis 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from small college polls

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Pete Riehlman, Chico State compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 271 to 121 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Simon Fraser*
W 21–03,600
September 20at Oregon Tech*Klamath Falls, ORW 34–81,500
September 27Southern Oregon*
W 27–156,500
October 4at Nevada*
W 42–73,500–5,500[1]
October 11San Francisco*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 38–77,000
October 18at Cal State Hayward
L 20–264,000–5,000[2][3]
October 25No. 6 Sacramento State
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
L 7–249,800
November 1Humboldt State
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 20–107,500
November 8at UC Davis
W 20–105,000
November 15San Francisco State
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 42–146,500–7,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft.[7][8][9]

The following finished their Chico State career in 1969, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Doug Dressler Running back 1970 Cincinnati Bengals

References

  1. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "Humboldt, Hayward, Hornets in tie for conference lead". Reno Gazette-Journal (Reno, Nevada). October 20, 1969. p. 15. Retrieved March 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "1969 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  7. ^ "1970 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  9. ^ "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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