1996 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1996 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1996 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
1996 record1–10 (0–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • John Volek (2nd season)
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
1996 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Montana $^  7 –0     14 –1  
No. 6 Northern Arizona ^  6 –1     9 –3  
Cal State Northridge  4 –3     7 –4  
Weber State  4 –3     7 –4  
Eastern Washington  3 –4     6 –5  
Montana State  3 –4     6 –5  
Idaho State  1 –6     4 –7  
Sacramento State  0 –7     1 –10  
Portland State  0 –0     3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Portland State games did not count in conference standings
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Sacramento State competed for the first time in the Big Sky Conference. They had been a member of the American West Conference (AWC) from 1993–1995. The Hornets were led by second-year head coach John Volek and played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. The Big Sky Conference was a step up for the Hornets and it was reflected in the season results. They finished with a record of one win and ten losses (1–10, 0–7 Big Sky). Sacramento State was outscored by its opponents 248–466 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 7at Hofstra*
L 3–334,486[1]
September 21at UC Davis*
W 27–2411,140[2]
September 28Montana
L 17–357,423[3]
October 5at Idaho State
L 14–446,130[4]
October 12Eastern Washington
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 34–514,262[5]
October 19at Northern Arizona
L 32–51[6]
October 26Cal State Northridge
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 17–524,007[7]
November 2at Portland State*
L 31–388,030[8]
November 9Weber State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 31–412,164[9]
November 16at Montana State
L 14–492,107[10]
November 23Cal Poly[note 2]*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 28–483,398[11]
  • *Non-conference game

[12][13]

Team players in the NFL

The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1997 NFL Draft.[14][15][16]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Daimon SheltonFullback6184Jacksonville Jaguars
Tony CorbinQuarterback7237San Diego Chargers

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 official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.

References
  1. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Hofstra)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  2. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  3. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  4. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Idaho State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  5. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Eastern Wash.)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  6. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Northern Ariz.)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  7. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  8. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  9. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Weber State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  10. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  11. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  12. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  13. "Hornetsports.com: Football Yearly Results". Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  14. "1997 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  15. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  16. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.