1969 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1969 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College[note 1] during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1969. They played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

1969 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1969 record8–2 (3–2 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
1969 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 UPI Cal State Hayward $ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0
No. 12 AP Sacramento State 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
Chico State 3 –2 –08 –2 –0
Humboldt State 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
San Francisco State 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
UC Davis 0 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1969 Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Pete Riehlman. Chico State finished the season with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2, 3–2 FWC). The Wildcats outscored their opponents 271–121 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 13at Simon Fraser (BC)*
W 21–0
September 20at Oregon Tech*Klamath Falls, ORW 34–8
September 27Southern Oregon[note 2]*
W 27–15
October 4at Nevada*
W 42–7
October 11San Francisco*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 38–7
October 18at Cal State Hayward[note 3]
L 20–26[1]
October 25Sacramento State[note 4]
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
L 7–24
November 1Humboldt State[note 5]
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 20–10
November 8at UC Davis[note 6]
W 20–10
November 15San Francisco State[note 7]
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 42–14
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

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

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Doug DresslerRunning back1970 Cincinnati Bengals

Notes
  1. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College from 1956 to 1974.
  3. California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
  4. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  5. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1972.
  6. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  7. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.

References
  1. "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.
  2. "1969 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. "1970 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  4. "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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