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.
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Big Sky Conference |
2–9 (2–6 Big Sky) |
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Paul Peterson (5th season) |
Paul Wulff (1st season) |
Samuel Lawanson (3rd season) |
Hornet Stadium (Capacity: 21,195) |
Seasons |
2016 Big Sky Conference football standings |
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| Conf | | | Overall |
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Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | |
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No. 4 Eastern Washington +^ | | 8 | – | 0 | | | | | 12 | – | 2 | |
No. 12 North Dakota +^ | | 8 | – | 0 | | | | | 9 | – | 3 | |
No. 25 Weber State ^ | | 6 | – | 2 | | | | | 7 | – | 5 | |
No. 24 Cal Poly ^ | | 5 | – | 3 | | | | | 7 | – | 5 | |
Southern Utah | | 5 | – | 3 | | | | | 6 | – | 5 | |
Northern Colorado | | 4 | – | 4 | | | | | 6 | – | 5 | |
Northern Arizona | | 4 | – | 4 | | | | | 5 | – | 6 | |
Montana | | 3 | – | 5 | | | | | 6 | – | 5 | |
Montana State | | 2 | – | 6 | | | | | 4 | – | 7 | |
Portland State | | 2 | – | 6 | | | | | 3 | – | 8 | |
UC Davis | | 2 | – | 6 | | | | | 3 | – | 8 | |
Sacramento State | | 2 | – | 6 | | | | | 2 | – | 9 | |
Idaho State | | 1 | – | 7 | | | | | 2 | – | 9 | |
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- $ – Conference champion
- ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll |
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 | - 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 | - Aggie Stadium
- Davis, CA (Causeway Classic)
| 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.