1982 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1982 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season.

1982 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1982 record8–3 (3–2 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
1982 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 UC Davis $^ 5 –0 –0  12 –1 –0
Sacramento State 3 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
Cal State Hayward 3 –2 –0  4 –5 –1
San Francisco State 2 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Chico State 1 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Humboldt State 1 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The Hornets were led by fifth-year head coach Bob Mattos. They played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3, 3–2 FWC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 249–243 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 4at Cal State Northridge
W 30–251,315[1]
September 11Sonoma State*
W 39–175,384[2]
September 18at Cal Poly Pomona
W 16–141,491[3]
September 25Saint Mary’s*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 13–106,808[4]
October 9at Cal State Hayward[note 3]*
L 34–45900[5]
October 16California Lutheran*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 31–246,428[6]
October 23Humboldt State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 30–66,020[7]
October 30at Chico State[note 4]
W 13–6[8]
November 6San Francisco State*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 23–145,549[9]
November 13at UC Davis*
L 6–5112,700[10]
November 20Eastern Washington*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 14–312,350[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft.[13][14][15]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Ken O'BrienQuarterback124New York Jets

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. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  4. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.

References
  1. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  2. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Sonoma State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  3. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly Pomona)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  4. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Saint Mary's)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  5. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Hayward)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  6. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Lutheran)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  7. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Humboldt State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  8. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  9. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (SF State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  10. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  11. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Eastern Wash)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  12. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  13. "1983 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  14. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  15. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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