2003 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 2003 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

2003 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2003 record2–9 (1–6 Big Sky)
Head coachSteve Mooshagian (1st season)
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
2003 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 14 Montana +^  5 –2     9 –4  
No. 10 N Arizona +^  5 –2     9 –4  
No. 21 Montana State +^  5 –2     7 –6  
No. 22 Idaho State  4 –3     8 –4  
Weber State  4 –3     8 –4  
Eastern Washington  3 –4     6 –5  
Portland State  1 –6     4 –7  
Sacramento State  1 –6     2 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – 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 first-year head coach Steve Mooshagian 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 was outscored by its opponents 237–332 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 28at Oregon State*
L 7–4035,614[1]
September 6Saint Mary's*
W 69–196,112[2]
September 13at Cal Poly[note 2]*
L 17–317,506[3]
September 27Idaho State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
W 47–216,312[4]
October 4UC Davis*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California (Rivalry)
L 27–3115,403[5]
October 11Northern Arizona
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 21–245,107[6]
October 18at Portland State
L 7–20[7]
October 25Eastern Washington
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 21–386,022[8]
November 1at Montana State
L 7–568,767[9]
November 8Montana
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 0–262,122[10]
November 15at Weber State
L 14–264,598[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 2004 NFL Draft.[14][15][16]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Marko CavkaTackle6178New York Jets

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 (UTEP)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  2. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Saint Mary's)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  3. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  4. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Idaho State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  5. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  6. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Northern Ariz.)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  7. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  8. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Eastern Wash.)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  9. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  10. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  11. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Weber 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. "2004 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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