1996 Sacramento State Hornets football team

1996 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference Big Sky Conference
1996 record 1–10 (0–7 Big Sky)
Head coach John Volek (2nd season)
Home stadium Hornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
1996 Big Sky football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#2 Montana $^  7 –0     14 –1  
#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
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Portland State games did not count in conference standings
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

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

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

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 7 at Hofstra* James M. Shuart Stadium • Hempstead, New York L 3–33   4,486[1]
September 21 at UC Davis* Toomey Field • Davis, California (Rivalry) W 27–24   11,140[2]
September 28 Montana Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California L 17–35   7,423[3]
October 5 at Idaho State Holt Arena • Pocatello, Idaho L 14–44   6,130[4]
October 12 Eastern Washington Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California L 34–51   4,262[5]
October 19 at Northern Arizona Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, Arizona L 32–51   [6]
October 26 Cal State Northridge Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California L 17–52   4,007[7]
November 2 at Portland State* Civic Stadium • Portland, Oregon L 31–38   8,030[8]
November 9 Weber State Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California L 31–41   2,164[9]
November 16 at Montana State Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, Montana L 14–49   2,107[10]
November 23 Cal Poly[note 2]* Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California L 28–48   3,398[11]
*Non-conference game.

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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.
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