1969 Chico State Wildcats football team

1969 Chico State Wildcats football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	8–2 (3–2 FWC)
Head coach	Pete Riehlman (2nd season)
Home stadium	College Field

1969 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 15 UPI Cal State Hayward $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 12 AP Sacramento State	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Chico State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Humboldt State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
UC Davis	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from small college polls

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Pete Riehlman, Chico State compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 271 to 121 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Simon Fraser*	Thunderbird Stadium University Endowment Lands, BC	W 21–0	3,600
September 20	at Oregon Tech*	Klamath Falls, OR	W 34–8	1,500
September 27	Southern Oregon*	College Field Chico, CA	W 27–15	6,500
October 4	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 42–7	3,500–5,500	[1]
October 11	San Francisco*	College Field Chico, CA	W 38–7	7,000
October 18	at Cal State Hayward	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 20–26	4,000–5,000	[2][3]
October 25	No. 6 Sacramento State	College Field Chico, CA	L 7–24	9,800
November 1	Humboldt State	College Field Chico, CA	W 20–10	7,500
November 8	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 20–10	5,000
November 15	San Francisco State	College Field Chico, CA	W 42–14	6,500–7,000	[4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1970 NFL draft.^[6][7][8]

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

Player	Position	First NFL team
Doug Dressler	Running back	1970 Cincinnati Bengals

References

1. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
2. "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.
3. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
4. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
5. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
6. "1970 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
7. "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
8. "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.