1960 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1960 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 1960 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach George Maderos, Chico State compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 163 to 146 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

1960 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record6–4 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2/3 Humboldt State $ 5 0 0 11 1 0
San Francisco State 4 1 0 9 1 0
Chico State 2 3 0 6 4 0
Sacramento State 2 3 0 5 5 0
Nevada 2 3 0 3 6 0
UC Davis 0 5 0 0 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Pepperdine*
W 22–64,300
September 24at Southern Oregon*
W 26–62,500
October 1Nevada
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 12–95,300
October 8at La Verne*W 35–2250
October 15Linfield*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
L 14–166,500
October 22at Sacramento StateL 9–134,000
October 29Long Beach State*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 18–173,000
November 5at Humboldt StateL 6–337,000[1]
November 12UC Davis
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 14–12
November 19at San Francisco StateL 7–324,000[2]
  • *Non-conference game

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References edit

  1. ^ Don Terbush (November 7, 1960). "HSC Fells Chico State For 17th Straight Triumph". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 23. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "1960 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.