2008 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 2008 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

2008 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2008 record6–6 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coachMarshall Sperbeck (2nd season)
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
2008 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Montana $^  7 –1     14 –2  
No. 7 Weber State $^  7 –1     10 –4  
Montana State  5 –3     7 –5  
Eastern Washington  5 –3     6 –5  
Northern Arizona  4 –4     6 –5  
Sacramento State  3 –5     6 –6  
Portland State  3 –5     4 –7  
Northern Colorado  1 –7     1 –10  
Idaho State  1 –7     1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Sacramento State competed in the Big Sky Conference. The Hornets were led by second-year head coach Marshall Sperbeck and played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6, 3–5 Big Sky). Sacramento State was outscored by its opponents 319–324 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 30Humboldt State*
W 45–1310,172[1]
September 6at Colorado State*
L 20–2320,051[2]
September 13Southern Oregon*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
W 27–166,603[3]
September 20Weber State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 27–327,186[4]
September 27Portland State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
W 41–318,437[5]
October 4at Northern Arizona
L 10–429,157[6]
October 18at Montana
L 7–4325,486[7]
October 25Montana State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 20–316,138[8]
November 1at Eastern Washington
W 15–134,814[9]
November 8at UC Davis*
W 29–1910,317[10]
November 15Northern Colorado
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
W 45–2510,567[11]
November 22at Idaho State
L 33–36 OT4,814[12]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 2009 NFL Draft.[15][16][17]

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.
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References
  1. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Humboldt State)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  2. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Colorado State)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  3. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Southern Oregon)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  4. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Weber State)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  5. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  6. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Northern Ariz.)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  7. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  8. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana State)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  9. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Eastern Wash.)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  10. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  11. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Northern Colo.)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  12. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Idaho State)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  13. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  14. "Hornetsports.com: Football Yearly Results". Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  15. "2009 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  16. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  17. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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