2017 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 2017 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 7–4, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for third place.

2017 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2017 record7–4 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorLuke Huard (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorPaul Wulff (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorSamuel Lawanson (4th season)
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
2017 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 14 Southern Utah +^  7 –1     9 –3  
No. 5 Weber State +^  7 –1     11 –3  
Northern Arizona ^  6 –2     7 –5  
No. 21 Eastern Washington  6 –2     7 –4  
Sacramento State  6 –2     7 –4  
Montana  5 –3     7 –4  
Montana State  5 –3     5 –6  
UC Davis  3 –5     5 –6  
Idaho State  2 –6     4 –7  
Northern Colorado  2 –6     3 –7  
North Dakota  2 –6     3 –8  
Cal Poly  1 –7     1 –10  
Portland State  0 –8     0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Idaho*
ESPN3L 6–2810,526
September 96:00 p.m.Incarnate Word*
Pluto TVW 56–227,806
September 166:00 p.m.Weber State*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
Pluto TVL 24–318,365
September 236:00 p.m.Southern Utah
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
Pluto TVW 54–277,272
September 301:35 p.m.at No. 9 Eastern Washington
Pluto TVL 31–5210,917
October 146:00 p.m.Idaho State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
Pluto TVW 41–2110,008
October 2110:30 a.m.at North Dakota
Pluto TVW 34–279,259
October 284:00 p.m.at Northern Arizona
Pluto TVL 17–376,068
November 46:00 p.m.Northern Colorado
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
ELVNW 50–214,612
November 116:05 p.m.at Cal Poly
Pluto TVW 49–146,729
November 182:00 p.m.UC Davis
Pluto TVW 52–4711,828

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Weber State on September 16 is considered a non-conference game.

Game summaries

at Idaho
1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 6 0 0 6
Vandals 0 14 7 7 28
See also: 2017 Idaho Vandals football team

Incarnate Word
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 3 5 14 22
Hornets 7 21 28 0 56
See also: 2017 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Weber State
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 16 8 0 7 31
Hornets 0 14 7 3 24
See also: 2017 Weber State Wildcats football team

Southern Utah
1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 7 7 0 13 27
Hornets 7 23 10 14 54
See also: 2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

at Eastern Washington
1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 10 7 7 31
No. 9 Eagles 21 7 14 10 52
See also: 2017 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Idaho State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 7 14 0 21
Hornets 7 10 14 10 41
See also: 2017 Idaho State Bengals football team

at North Dakota
1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 3 7 24 0 34
Fighting Hawks 0 10 7 10 27
See also: 2017 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

at Northern Arizona
1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 10 7 0 17
Lumberjacks 10 7 6 14 37
See also: 2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Northern Colorado
1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 14 0 0 21
Hornets 14 6 9 21 50
See also: 2017 Northern Colorado Bears football team

at Cal Poly
1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 14 14 21 0 49
Mustangs 0 0 0 14 14
See also: 2017 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

UC Davis
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 7 20 13 47
Hornets 17 21 14 0 52
See also: 2017 UC Davis Aggies football team and Causeway Classic

References
  1. "Football". Sacramento State Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
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