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
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2008 record	6–6 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Marshall Sperbeck (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hornet 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 30	Humboldt State*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	W 45–13	10,172[1]
September 6	at Colorado State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado	L 20–23	20,051[2]
September 13	Southern Oregon*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	W 27–16	6,603[3]
September 20	Weber State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	L 27–32	7,186[4]
September 27	Portland State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	W 41–31	8,437[5]
October 4	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona	L 10–42	9,157[6]
October 18	at Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, Montana	L 7–43	25,486[7]
October 25	Montana State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	L 20–31	6,138[8]
November 1	at Eastern Washington	Woodward Field Cheney, Washington	W 15–13	4,814[9]
November 8	at UC Davis*	Aggie Stadium Davis, California (Rivalry)	W 29–19	10,317[10]
November 15	Northern Colorado	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	W 45–25	10,567[11]
November 22	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho	L 33–36 ^OT	4,814[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.

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.