2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jody Sears and played their home games at Hornet Stadium. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference.[1] They finished the season 2–9, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a four way tie for ninth place.

2016 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2016 record2–9 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorPaul Peterson (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorPaul Wulff (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSamuel Lawanson (3rd season)
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
2016 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^  8 –0     12 –2  
No. 12 North Dakota +^  8 –0     9 –3  
No. 25 Weber State ^  6 –2     7 –5  
No. 24 Cal Poly ^  5 –3     7 –5  
Southern Utah  5 –3     6 –5  
Northern Colorado  4 –4     6 –5  
Northern Arizona  4 –4     5 –6  
Montana  3 –5     6 –5  
Montana State  2 –6     4 –7  
Portland State  2 –6     3 –8  
UC Davis  2 –6     3 –8  
Sacramento State  2 –6     2 –9  
Idaho State  1 –7     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:05 pmWestern Oregon*
WBSL 30–386,558
September 107:00 pmat Fresno State*
L 3–3131,817
September 175:00 pmat Weber State*
KJZZ-TV
WBS		L 7–149,746
September 241:35 pmat Idaho State
WBSL 34–427,303
October 16:00 pmMontana State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
WBSW 41–387,759
October 86:00 pmNo. 24 North Dakota
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
WBSL 7–409,614
October 151:30 pmat No. 10 Montana
CMM
WBS		L 7–6825,351
October 2212:00 pmat Northern Colorado
WBSL 19–275,232
October 296:00 pmNo. 14 Cal Poly
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
WBSL 47–595,334
November 126:00 pmPortland State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
WBSW 42–355,086
November 191:00 pmat UC Davis
CSNCAL 30–486,156

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Weber State on September 17 is considered a non-conference game.

Game summaries

Western Oregon
1 2 3 4 Total
Wolves 14 7 3 14 38
Hornets 3 13 0 14 30
See also: Western Oregon Wolves

at Fresno State
1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 3 0 0 3
Bulldogs 7 3 0 21 31
See also: 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

at Weber State
1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 7 0 0 7
Wildcats 0 7 0 7 14
See also: 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team

at Idaho State
1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 14 3 17 34
Bengals 7 14 14 7 42
See also: 2016 Idaho State Bengals football team

Montana State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 3 21 14 0 38
Hornets 7 14 0 20 41
See also: 2016 Montana State Bobcats football team

North Dakota
1 2 3 4 Total
#24 Fighting Hawks 6 21 7 6 40
Hornets 0 0 7 0 7
See also: 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

at Montana
1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 0 7 7
#10 Grizzlies 14 27 20 7 68
See also: 2016 Montana Grizzlies football team

at Northern Colorado
1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 3 7 3 6 19
Bears 7 0 10 10 27
See also: 2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Cal Poly
1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Mustangs 14 3 21 21 59
Hornets 7 14 0 26 47
See also: 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Portland State
1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 7 14 7 7 35
Hornets 7 14 14 7 42
See also: 2016 Portland State Vikings football team

at UC Davis
1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 10 10 3 30
Aggies 14 20 7 7 48
See also: 2016 UC Davis Aggies football team and Causeway Classic

References
  1. "Football". Sacramento State Athletics. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
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