2001 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 2001 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

2001 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2001 record2–9 (1–6 Big Sky)
Head coachJohn Volek (7th season)
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
2001 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 Montana $^  7 –0     15 –1  
No. 16 Northern Arizona ^  5 –2     9 –4  
Portland State  5 –2     7 –4  
Montana State  4 –3     5 –6  
Eastern Washington  3 –4     6 –4  
Weber State  2 –5     3 –8  
Idaho State  1 –6     4 –7  
Sacramento State  1 –6     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Sacramento State competed in the Big Sky Conference. The Hornets were led by seventh-year head coach John Volek and played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9, 1–6 Big Sky). Sacramento State outscored its opponents 249–424 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 1Saint Mary's*
W 13–6 OT15,173[1]
September 8at Cal Poly[note 2]*
L 21–555,812[2]
September 22Idaho State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
W 33–278,887[3]
September 29at Weber State
L 31–384,192[4]
October 6Montana
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 7–4213,586[5]
October 13at Montana State
L 0–2011,817[6]
October 20Eastern Washington
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 35–42 OT8,457[7]
October 27UC Davis*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California (Rivalry)
L 0–4317,328[8]
November 3at Cal State Northridge*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 36–495,286[9]
November 10Northern Arizona
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 40–505,510[10]
November 24at Portland State
L 33–523,747[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 2002 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 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 (Saint Mary's)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  2. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  3. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Idaho State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  4. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Weber State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  5. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  6. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  7. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Eastern Washington)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  8. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  9. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  10. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Northern Ariz.)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  11. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  12. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  13. "Hornetsports.com: Football Yearly Results". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  14. "2002 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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