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.

2017 Sacramento State Hornets football
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)

2017 Big Sky Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at Idaho*	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN3	L 6–28	10,526
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	Pluto TV	W 56–22	7,806
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Weber State*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	Pluto TV	L 24–31	8,365
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Southern Utah	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	Pluto TV	W 54–27	7,272
September 30	1:35 p.m.	at No. 9 Eastern Washington	Roos Field Cheney, WA	Pluto TV	L 31–52	10,917
October 14	6:00 p.m.	Idaho State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	Pluto TV	W 41–21	10,008
October 21	10:30 a.m.	at North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Pluto TV	W 34–27	9,259
October 28	4:00 p.m.	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	Pluto TV	L 17–37	6,068
November 4	6:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	ELVN	W 50–21	4,612
November 11	6:05 p.m.	at Cal Poly	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	Pluto TV	W 49–14	6,729
November 18	2:00 p.m.	UC Davis	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic)	Pluto TV	W 52–47	11,828
*Non-conference game 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 16 is considered a non-conference game.

Game summaries

at Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	6	0	0	6
Vandals	0	14	7	7	28

See also: 2017 Idaho Vandals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
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

See also: 2017 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

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

See also: 2017 Weber State Wildcats football team

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

See also: 2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

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

See also: 2017 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

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

See also: 2017 Idaho State Bengals football team

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

See also: 2017 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

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

See also: 2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

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

See also: 2017 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
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

See also: 2017 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
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

See also: 2017 UC Davis Aggies football team and Causeway Classic

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–45	2016	UCD, 48–30

References

1. "Football". Sacramento State Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2017.