2015 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 2015 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-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, 1–7 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 12th place.

2015 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2015 record	2–9 (1–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jody Sears (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Paul Peterson (4th season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium (Capacity: 21,195)

2015 Big Sky Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Southern Utah $^		7	–	1					8	–	4
No. 10 Portland State ^		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 14 Montana ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
North Dakota		5	–	3					7	–	4
Northern Arizona		5	–	3					7	–	4
Eastern Washington		5	–	3					6	–	5
Weber State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Northern Colorado		3	–	5					6	–	5
Montana State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Cal Poly		3	–	5					4	–	7
UC Davis		2	–	6					2	–	9
Idaho State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Sacramento State		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:05 PM	Eastern Oregon*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	WBS	W 41–20	11,735
September 12	11:00 AM	at Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	P12N	L 0–49	55,010
September 19	5:05 PM	at Weber State*	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	WBS	L 14–32	9,241
September 26	6:05 PM	No. 11 Eastern Washington	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	WBS	L 20–28	7,211
October 3	6:05 PM	Northern Colorado	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	WBS	L 20–27	6,079
October 10	4:00 PM	at No. 18 Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	CMM	L 13–35	19,407
October 17	5:05 PM	at Southern Utah	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	WBS	L 0–44	3,607
October 24	6:05 PM	Idaho State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA		W 38–13	9,135
November 7	6:05 PM	at Cal Poly	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	WBS	L 14–36	6,543
November 14	1:00 PM	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	WBS	L 35–49	5,937
November 21	2:30 PM	UC Davis	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic)	CSNCA	L 21–35	10,237
*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 19 is considered a non conference game.

Game summaries

Eastern Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	0	6	14	20
Hornets	14	17	10	0	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
Huskies	0	28	21	0	49

See also: 2015 Washington Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	7	7	14
Wildcats	9	6	3	14	32

See also: 2015 Weber State Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–11	2014	SAC, 42–31

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Eagles	7	0	21	0	28
Hornets	10	10	0	0	20

See also: 2015 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–17	2012	EWU, 31–28

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	3	10	7	27
Hornets	7	3	0	10	20

See also: 2015 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–0	2014	SAC, 43–38

at Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	3	3	0	13
#18 Bobcats	14	7	7	7	35

See also: 2015 Montana State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–16	2014	MSU, 59–56

at Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
Thunderbirds	21	0	16	7	44

See also: 2015 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–7	2014	SAC, 42–21

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	7	3	3	0	13
Hornets	0	17	21	0	38

See also: 2015 Idaho State Bengals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–7	2014	ISU, 44–24

at Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	7	7	14
Mustangs	7	7	12	10	36

See also: 2015 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–18	2014	POLY, 56–27

at Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	14	0	0	21	35
Lumberjacks	14	21	7	7	49

See also: 2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–10	2013	NAU, 39–38

UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	14	7	7	35
Hornets	0	0	14	7	21

See also: 2015 UC Davis Aggies football team and Causeway Classic

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–43	2014	SAC, 41–30

References

1. "Football". Sacramento State Athletics. Retrieved March 23, 2015.