2004 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 2004 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

2004 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2004 record	3–8 (2–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Steve Mooshagian (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium (Capacity: 21,195)

2004 Big Sky Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Montana $^		6	–	1					12	–	3
No. 8 E. Washington ^		6	–	1					9	–	4
Montana State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Portland State		4	–	3					7	–	4
Northern Arizona		3	–	4					4	–	7
Idaho State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Sacramento State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Weber State		1	–	6					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – 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 second-year head coach Steve Mooshagian and played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. They finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8, 2–5 Big Sky). Sacramento State was outscored by its opponents 190–415 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, Nevada	L 7–59	16,611[1]
September 18	Southern Utah*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	W 23–17	4,509[2]
September 25	at UC Davis*	Aggie Stadium Davis, California (Rivalry)	L 23–58	8,720[3]
October 2	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona	L 0–26	10,983[4]
October 9	Portland State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	L 0–31	6,763[5]
October 16	Weber State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	W 31–12	3,865[6]
October 23	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho	L 24–29	7,435[7]
October 30	at Eastern Washington	Woodward Field Cheney, Washington	L 10–45	5,305[8]
November 6	Montana State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	W 38–28	4,838[9]
November 13	at Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, Montana	L 21–52	21,097[10]
November 20	Cal Poly[note 2]*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	L 13–58	4,895[11]
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 2005 NFL Draft.[14][15][16]

The following finished their college career in 2004, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Otis Amey	Wide receiver	2005 San Francisco 49ers

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

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10. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana)". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
11. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)". 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. "2005 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
15. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
16. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.