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.
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| 2017 record | 7–4 (6–2 Big Sky) |
| Head coach | Jody Sears (4th season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Luke Huard (1st season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Paul Wulff (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Samuel Lawanson (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Hornet Stadium (Capacity: 21,195) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Idaho* | ESPN3 | L 6–28 | 10,526 | |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Incarnate Word* | Pluto TV | W 56–22 | 7,806 | |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Weber State* |
| Pluto TV | L 24–31 | 8,365 |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern Utah |
| Pluto TV | W 54–27 | 7,272 |
| September 30 | 1:35 p.m. | at No. 9 Eastern Washington | Pluto TV | L 31–52 | 10,917 | |
| October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Idaho State |
| Pluto TV | W 41–21 | 10,008 |
| October 21 | 10:30 a.m. | at North Dakota | Pluto TV | W 34–27 | 9,259 | |
| October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | Pluto TV | L 17–37 | 6,068 | |
| November 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado |
| ELVN | W 50–21 | 4,612 |
| November 11 | 6:05 p.m. | at Cal Poly | Pluto TV | W 49–14 | 6,729 | |
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | UC Davis |
| Pluto TV | W 52–47 | 11,828 |
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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 | |
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| Hornets | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Vandals | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 0–1 | 1989 | IDA, 45–3 |
Incarnate Word
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 |
| Hornets | 7 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 56 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–0 | 2014 | SAC, 49–13 |
Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcats | 16 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Hornets | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 8–13 | 2016 | WEB, 14–7 |
Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbirds | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
| Hornets | 7 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 54 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 8–8 | 2015 | SUU, 44–0 |
at Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornets | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| No. 9 Eagles | 21 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 52 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–18 | 2015 | EWU, 28–20 |
Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Hornets | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 12–8 | 2016 | ISU, 42–34 |
at North Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornets | 3 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 34 |
| Fighting Hawks | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 2016 | UND, 40–7 |
at Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornets | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Lumberjacks | 10 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 7–12 | 2015 | NAU, 49–35 |
Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Hornets | 14 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 50 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 9–2 | 2016 | UNC, 27–19 |
at Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornets | 14 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 49 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 16–20 | 2016 | POLY, 59–47 |
UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggies | 7 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 47 |
| Hornets | 17 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 52 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 19–45 | 2016 | UCD, 48–30 |
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