1998 Sacramento State Hornets football team
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
1998 record | 5–6 (3–5 Big Sky) |
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Home stadium | Hornet Stadium (Capacity: 21,195) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Montana $^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Montana State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
Sacramento State competed in the Big Sky Conference. The Hornets were led by fourth-year head coach John Volek and played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. They finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 3–5 Big Sky). Sacramento State was outscored by its opponents 289–300 for the season.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | at Saint Mary's* |
| W 25–12 | 2,354[1] |
September 12 | Cal Poly[note 2]* | W 22–14 | 5,011[2] | |
September 19 | at UC Davis* | L 17–35 | 10,467[3] | |
September 26 | at Montana State | L 30–37 | 10,227[4] | |
October 3 | Weber State |
| L 14–27 | 3,516[5] |
October 10 | at Portland State |
| L 31–58 | 5,957[6] |
October 17 | Cal State Northridge |
| W 35–21 | 5,947[7] |
October 24 | at Northern Arizona | W 38–21 | 3,991[8] | |
October 31 | Eastern Washington |
| L 25–31 | 4,237[9] |
November 7 | at Idaho State | W 36–13 | 3,412[10] | |
November 14 | Montana |
| L 16–31 | 8,268[11] |
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Team players in the NFL[]
No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.[14][15][16]
The following finished their college career in 1998, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
Player | Position | First NFL team |
Kato Serwanga | Defensive back | 1999 New England Patriots |
Wasswa Serwanga | Defensive back | 1999 San Francisco 49ers |
Notes[]
- ^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
- ^ 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[]
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Saint Mary's)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Weber State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Northern Ariz.)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Eastern Wash.)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Idaho State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Hornetsports.com: Football Yearly Results". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "1999 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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