1957_Chico_State_Wildcats_football_team

1957 Chico State Wildcats football team

1957 Chico State Wildcats football team

American college football season

The 1957 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 1957 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Gus Manolis in his fourth and final season as head coach, Chico State compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team was outscored its opponents 195 to 109 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

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Manolis died on January 28, 1958, near Alder Springs, California, after suffering an apparent heart attack while helping with the search for a missing boy in Grindstone Canyon in the Mendocino National Forest.[1][2] He finished his tenure as Chico State with an overall record of 23–12–1, for a .653 winning percentage.

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    This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[3]

References

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    Booth, Eddie (January 29, 1958). "Sports Fans Stunned By Manolis' Death in Hunt". Chico Enterprise-Record. Chico, California. p. 1. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    Booth, Eddie (January 29, 1958). "CSC Coach, 34, Dies In Mountains (continued)". Chico Enterprise-Record. Chico, California. p. 2. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
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    "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
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    "1957 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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