The 1961 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College—now known as California State University, Sacramento—as a member of the

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(FWC) during the

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. Led by first-year head coach

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, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the FWC. For the season the team outscored its opponents 117 to 106. The Hornets played home games at

Charles C. Hughes Stadium Charles C. Hughes Stadium (commonly referred to as Hughes Stadium) is an outdoor stadium in the Western United States, located at Sacramento City College in Sacramento, California. The stadium opened in 1928 and was initially known as Sacrament ...

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Sacramento State California State University, Sacramento (CSUS, Sacramento State, or informally Sac State) is a public university in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1947 as Sacramento State College, it is the eleventh oldest school in the 23-campus California ...

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