1975 Chico State Wildcats football team

1975 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record4–6 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
  • Dick Trimmer (2nd season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1975 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Humboldt State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
San Francisco State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Cal State Hayward 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1975 Chico State Wildcats football team represented California State University, Chico as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Dick Trimmer, Chico State compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tied for third in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 295 to 118 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Cal Poly Pomona*
L 3–385,500
September 20Simon Fraser*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 13–143,500
September 27at Willamette*
W 19–82,250
October 4at UC Davis
L 0–318,400–8,600[1]
October 11San Francisco State
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 24–142,000–2,500[2]
October 18Nevada*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 6–31,200–1,500[3]
October 25at Puget Sound*
L 12–351,650
November 1at Cal State Hayward
W 9–7650
November 8Sacramento State
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 9–123,000
November 15Humboldt State
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 23–331,000
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Chico State players were selected in the 1976 NFL draft.[5][6][7]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Rich Sorenson Kicker 8 217 Detroit Lions

The following finished their Chico State career in 1975, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Chris Pane Defensive back 1976 Denver Broncos

References

  1. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Nevada)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "1976 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  6. ^ "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  7. ^ "Draft History: Chico State". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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