1997 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1997 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1997 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
1997 record1–10 (1–7 Big Sky)
Head coachJohn Volek (3rd season)
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
1997 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 6 E Washington $^  7 –1     12 –2  
No. 11 Montana ^  6 –2     8 –4  
Montana State  5 –3     6 –5  
Northern Arizona  4 –4     6 –5  
Weber State  4 –4     6 –5  
Cal State Northridge  4 –4     4 –8  
Portland State  3 –5     4 –7  
Idaho State  2 –6     3 –8  
Sacramento State  1 –7     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Cal State Northridge record includes two losses by forfeit
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Sacramento State competed in the Big Sky Conference. The Hornets were led by third-year head coach John Volek and played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. They finished with a record of one win and ten losses for the second consecutive season (1–10, 1–7 Big Sky). Sacramento State was outscored by its opponents 188–408 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 4at Southwest Texas State[note 2]*
L 14–2414,164[1]
September 20UC Davis*
L 26–3815,650[2]
September 27at Montana
L 10–5219,046[3]
October 4Idaho State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
W 23–193,589[4]
October 11at Eastern Washington
L 17–302,445[5]
October 18Northern Arizona
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 25–483,020[6]
October 25at Cal State Northridge
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 38–45 OT5,104[7]
November 1Portland State*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 13–272,701[8]
November 8at Weber State
L 14–524,011[9]
November 15at Montana State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 6–302,018[10]
November 22at Cal Poly[note 3]*
L 0–457,214[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1998 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. Texas State University was known as Southwest Texas State University from 1969 to 2002.
  3. 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 (Texas State)" (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 Washington)" (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. "1998 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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