American college football season
The 2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a four way tie for ninth place.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:05 pm | Western Oregon* | | WBS | L 30–38 | 6,558 |
September 10 | 7:00 pm | at Fresno State* | | | L 3–31 | 31,817 |
September 17 | 5:00 pm | at Weber State* | | KJZZ-TV WBS | L 7–14 | 9,746 |
September 24 | 1:35 pm | at Idaho State | | WBS | L 34–42 | 7,303 |
October 1 | 6:00 pm | Montana State | - Hornet Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
| WBS | W 41–38 | 7,759 |
October 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 24 North Dakota![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Hornet Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
| WBS | L 7–40 | 9,614 |
October 15 | 1:30 pm | at No. 10 Montana | | CMM WBS | L 7–68 | 25,351 |
October 22 | 12:00 pm | at Northern Colorado | | WBS | L 19–27 | 5,232 |
October 29 | 6:00 pm | No. 14 Cal Poly | - Hornet Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
| WBS | L 47–59 | 5,334 |
November 12 | 6:00 pm | Portland State | - Hornet Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
| WBS | W 42–35 | 5,086 |
November 19 | 1:00 pm | at UC Davis | | CSNCA | L 30–48 | 6,156 |
- *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
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Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Weber State on September 17 is considered a non-conference game.
Game summaries[]
Western Oregon[]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wolves
|
14
|
7
|
3
|
14 |
38 |
Hornets
|
3
|
13
|
0
|
14 |
30 |
at Fresno State[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hornets
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
21 |
31 |
at Weber State[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hornets
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Wildcats
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
at Idaho State[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hornets
|
0
|
14
|
3
|
17 |
34 |
Bengals
|
7
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
42 |
Montana State[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bobcats
|
3
|
21
|
14
|
0 |
38 |
Hornets
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
20 |
41 |
North Dakota[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#24 Fighting Hawks
|
6
|
21
|
7
|
6 |
40 |
Hornets
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
at Montana[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hornets
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
7 |
#10 Grizzlies
|
14
|
27
|
20
|
7 |
68 |
at Northern Colorado[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hornets
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
6 |
19 |
Bears
|
7
|
0
|
10
|
10 |
27 |
Cal Poly[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#14 Mustangs
|
14
|
3
|
21
|
21 |
59 |
Hornets
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
26 |
47 |
Portland State[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Vikings
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
35 |
Hornets
|
7
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
42 |
at UC Davis[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hornets
|
7
|
10
|
10
|
3 |
30 |
Aggies
|
14
|
20
|
7
|
7 |
48 |
References[]
- ^ "Football". Sacramento State Athletics. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
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