1995 Sacramento State Hornets football team

1995 Sacramento State Hornets football
AWC champion
Conference American West Conference
1995 record 4–6–1 (3–0 AWC)
Head coach John Volek (1st season)
Home stadium Hornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
1995 American West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Sacramento State $ 3 –0 –0  4 –6 –1
Cal Poly 2 –1 –0  5 –6 –0
Cal State Northridge 1 –2 –0  2 –8 –0
Southern Utah 0 –3 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Sacramento State competed in the final season of the American West Conference (AWC). In 1996, Sacramento State would move to the Big Sky Conference. The Hornets were led by first-year head coach John Volek and played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. Even though the team finished with a sub-500 record, they were still champion of the AWC. Their overall record was four wins, six losses and one tie (4–6–1, 3–0 WFC). Sacramento State was outscored by its opponents 255–377 for the season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 9 at No. 25 (Div I-AA) Northern Arizona* Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, Arizona L 7–62   7,927[1]
September 16 at Eastern Washington* Woodward Field • Cheney, Washington L 18–21   4,872[2]
September 23 Chico State[note 2]* Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California T 21–21   4,768[3]
September 30 No. 18 (Div II) Portland State* Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California L 16–54   3,917[4]
October 7 No. 15 (Div I-AA) Hofstra* Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California L 15–55   [5]
October 14 Southwest Texas State[note 3]* Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California W 12–3   2,084[6]
October 21 at Cal Poly[note 4] Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California W 37–36   8,047[7]
October 28 UC Davis* Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California (Rivalry) L 42–52   10,648[8]
November 4 Saint Mary's* Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California L 14–28   2,685[9]
November 11 Southern Utah Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California W 53–29   2,318[10]
November 18 at Cal State Northridge North Campus Stadium • Northridge, California W 20–16   2,418[11]
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from NCAA Div I-AA or Div II Poll.

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1996 NFL Draft.[14][15][16]

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 Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  3. ↑ Texas State University was known as Southwest Texas State University from 1969 to 2002.
  4. ↑ 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 (Northern Arizona)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Eastern Wash.)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Hofstra)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Texas State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Saint Mary's)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Southern Utah)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (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. ↑ "1996 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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