2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 2–9, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a four way tie for ninth place.

2016 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2016 record	2–9 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jody Sears (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Paul Peterson (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Paul Wulff (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Samuel Lawanson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium (Capacity: 21,195)

2016 Big Sky Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 12 North Dakota +^		8	–	0					9	–	3
No. 25 Weber State ^		6	–	2					7	–	5
No. 24 Cal Poly ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
Southern Utah		5	–	3					6	–	5
Northern Colorado		4	–	4					6	–	5
Northern Arizona		4	–	4					5	–	6
Montana		3	–	5					6	–	5
Montana State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Portland State		2	–	6					3	–	8
UC Davis		2	–	6					3	–	8
Sacramento State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Idaho State		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:05 PM	Western Oregon*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	WBS	L 30–38	6,558
September 10	7:00 PM	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		L 3–31	31,817
September 17	5:00 PM	at Weber State*	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	KJZZ-TV WBS	L 7–14	9,746
September 24	1:35 PM	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	WBS	L 34–42	7,303
October 1	6:00 PM	Montana State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	WBS	W 41–38	7,759
October 8	6:00 PM	No. 24 North Dakota	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	WBS	L 7–40	9,614
October 15	1:30 PM	at No. 10 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	CMM WBS	L 7–68	25,351
October 22	12:00 PM	at Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	WBS	L 19–27	5,232
October 29	6:00 PM	No. 14 Cal Poly	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	WBS	L 47–59	5,334
November 12	6:00 PM	Portland State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	WBS	W 42–35	5,086
November 19	1:00 PM	at UC Davis	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA (Causeway Classic)	CSNCA	L 30–48	6,156
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Weber State on September 17 is considered a non-conference game.

Game summaries

Western Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolves	14	7	3	14	38
Hornets	3	13	0	14	30

See also: Western Oregon Wolves

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2010	SAC, 31–17

at Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	3	0	0	3
Bulldogs	7	3	0	21	31

See also: 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2007	FRES, 24–3

at Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	7	0	0	7
Wildcats	0	7	0	7	14

See also: 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–12	2015	WEB, 32–14

at Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	14	3	17	34
Bengals	7	14	14	7	42

See also: 2016 Idaho State Bengals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–7	2015	SAC, 38–13

Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	3	21	14	0	38
Hornets	7	14	0	20	41

See also: 2016 Montana State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–17	2015	MSU, 35–13

North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Fighting Hawks	6	21	7	6	40
Hornets	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2013	SAC, 31–7

at Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	7	7
#10 Grizzlies	14	27	20	7	68

See also: 2016 Montana Grizzlies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–18	2014	MONT, 31–13

at Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	3	7	3	6	19
Bears	7	0	10	10	27

See also: 2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–1	2015	UNC, 27–20

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Mustangs	14	3	21	21	59
Hornets	7	14	0	26	47

See also: 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–19	2015	POLY, 36–14

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	14	7	7	35
Hornets	7	14	14	7	42

See also: 2016 Portland State Vikings football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–22	2014	SAC, 48–41

at UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	10	10	3	30
Aggies	14	20	7	7	48

See also: 2016 UC Davis Aggies football team and Causeway Classic

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–44	2015	UCD, 35–21

References

1. "Football". Sacramento State Athletics. Retrieved February 5, 2016.