1985 Sacramento State Hornets football team

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1985 Sacramento State Hornets football
Sacramento State script 2008.svg
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
1985 record8–3 (4–1 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Western Football Conference standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Santa Clara $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Sacramento State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Portland State 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Cal Poly 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Cal Lutheran 1 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Cal State Northridge 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The 1985 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season.

1985 was the first year Sacramento State competed in the Western Football Conference. They had been a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) from 1954 to 1984. The Hornets were led by eighth-year head coach Bob Mattos. They played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3, 4–1 WFC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 326–229 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 7at Pacific (CA)
L 17–49[1]
September 21at Sonoma State*
W 63–10[2]
September 28at Saint Mary's*
W 21–143,895[3]
October 5Santa Clara
L 14–177,725[4]
October 12at Portland State
W 26–143,642[5]
October 19at Humboldt State*
W 39–304,200[6]
October 26Chico State[note 2]*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
W 16–142,403[7]
November 2Cal Poly[note 3]
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
W 28–275,011[8]
November 9at California Lutheran
W 38–71,120[9]
November 16Cal State Northridge
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
W 34–103,500[10]
November 23UC Davis*
L 30–3712,100[11]
  • *Non-conference game

[12]

Team players in the NFL[]

The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft.[13][14][15]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Greg Robinson Tackle 5 137 New England Patriots
Mike Black Tackle 9 237 Seattle Seahawks

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 Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  3. ^ 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[]

  1. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Pacific)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Sonoma State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  3. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Saint Mary's)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Santa Clara)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  6. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Humboldt State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  8. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly (SLO))" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  9. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Lutheran)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  10. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  11. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  12. ^ "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  13. ^ "1986 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  14. ^ "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  15. ^ "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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