1984 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1984 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 1984 NCAA Division II football season.

1984 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
1984 record6–5 (5–1 NCAC)
Head coachBob Mattos (7th season)
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
1984 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 UC Davis $^ 6 –0 –0  9 –2 –0
Sacramento State 5 –1 –0  6 –5 –0
Cal State Hayward 4 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –1  4 –5 –1
Sonoma State 2 –4 –0  2 –8 –0
San Francisco State 1 –4 –1  1 –8 –1
Humboldt State 0 –6 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • Records are after 3 SF State forfeit losses: 1 to Sonoma State & 2 non-conference
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

Sacramento State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC). This was the last year the Hornets played in the NCAC. In 1985, the team moved to the Western Football Conference. The 1984 Hornets were led by seventh-year head coach Bob Mattos. They played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 5–1 NCAC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 277–218 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8at Cal Poly[note 2]*
L 6–271,874[1]
September 15Cal State Northridge*
L 13–242,244[2]
September 22Saint Mary's*
W 34–96,754[3]
September 29at Santa Clara*
L 14–214,238[4]
October 6Portland State*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 21–385,319[5]
October 13Humboldt State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
W 52–72,450[6]
October 20at Chico State[note 3]
W 29–154,621[7]
October 27Sonoma State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
W 31–121,850[8]
November 3San Francisco State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
W 41–142,790[9]
November 10at Cal State Hayward[note 4]
W 15–13400[10]
November 17at UC Davis
L 21–388,900[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1985 NFL Draft.[13][14][15]

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.
  3. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
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References
  1. "Hornet Sports.com: (Cal Poly (SLO))" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 16, 1984. p. III-16. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Saint Mary's)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  4. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Santa Clara)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  5. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  6. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Humboldt State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  7. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  8. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Sonoma State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  9. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (S.F. State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  10. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Hayward)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  11. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  12. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  13. "1985 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  14. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  15. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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