1968 Chico State Wildcats football team

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
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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

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

v t e Chico State Wildcats football
Venues	College Field (1920–1942) Chico High School Stadium (1946–1955) College Field (1956–1971) University Stadium (1972–1996)
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
<span style="color:white">Seasons</span>	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

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