1981 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1981 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season.

1981 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1981 record5–6 (1–4 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
1981 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
UC Davis + 4 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
Cal State Hayward + 4 –1 –0  6 –4 –1
Humboldt State 3 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Chico State 3 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Sacramento State 1 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
San Francisco State 0 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Hornets were led by fourth-year head coach Bob Mattos. They played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 1–4 FWC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 256–186 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 12at San FranciscoSan Francisco, CAW 47–0
September 19Cal Poly Pomona
L 7–144,810[1]
September 26at Saint Mary’s*
W 14–9
October 3Redlands*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 45–8
October 10San Francisco State*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 38–17
October 17at California Lutheran*
L 6–13
October 24at Chico State[note 3]
L 24–34
October 31Cal State Hayward[note 4]*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 10–27
November 7Cal State Northridge*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 33–202,503[2]
November 14at Humboldt State
L 19–23
November 21at UC Davis*
L 13–21
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1982 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes
  1. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  4. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.

References
  1. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 20, 1981. p. III-18. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 8, 1981. p. III-19. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  4. "1982 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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