2017 Sacramento State Hornets football team

2017 Sacramento State Hornets football
2017 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–4 (6–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jody Sears (4th season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Luke Huard (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Paul Wulff (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Sammy Lawanson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jody Sears, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Big Sky. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

2017 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Southern Utah +^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 5 Weber State +^	7	–	1	11	–	3
Northern Arizona ^	6	–	2	7	–	5
No. 21 Eastern Washington	6	–	2	7	–	4
Sacramento State	6	–	2	7	–	4
Montana	5	–	3	7	–	4
Montana State	5	–	3	5	–	6
UC Davis	3	–	5	5	–	6
Idaho State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	3	–	7
North Dakota	2	–	6	3	–	8
Cal Poly	1	–	7	1	–	10
Portland State	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at Idaho*	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN3	L 6–28	10,526
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	Pluto TV	W 56–22	7,806
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Weber State*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	Pluto TV	L 24–31	8,365
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Southern Utah	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	Pluto TV	W 54–27	7,272
September 30	1:35 p.m.	at No. 9 Eastern Washington	Roos Field Cheney, WA	Pluto TV	L 31–52	10,917
October 14	6:00 p.m.	Idaho State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	Pluto TV	W 41–21	10,008
October 21	10:30 a.m.	at North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Pluto TV	W 34–27	9,259
October 28	4:00 p.m.	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	Pluto TV	L 17–37	6,068
November 4	6:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	ELVN	W 50–21	4,612
November 11	6:05 p.m.	at Cal Poly	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	Pluto TV	W 49–14	6,729
November 18	2:00 p.m.	UC Davis	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic)	Pluto TV	W 52–47	11,828
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Despite Weber State also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the September 16 game against Sacramento State was considered a non-conference game.^[1]

Game summaries edit

At Idaho edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	6	0	0	6
Vandals	0	14	7	7	28

Incarnate Word edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	3	5	14	22
Hornets	7	21	28	0	56

Weber State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	16	8	0	7	31
Hornets	0	14	7	3	24

Southern Utah edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	7	7	0	13	27
Hornets	7	23	10	14	54

At Eastern Washington edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	10	7	7	31
No. 9 Eagles	21	7	14	10	52

Idaho State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	7	14	0	21
Hornets	7	10	14	10	41

At North Dakota edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	3	7	24	0	34
Fighting Hawks	0	10	7	10	27

At Northern Arizona edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	10	7	0	17
Lumberjacks	10	7	6	14	37

Northern Colorado edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	14	0	0	21
Hornets	14	6	9	21	50

At Cal Poly edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	14	14	21	0	49
Mustangs	0	0	0	14	14

UC Davis edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	7	20	13	47
Hornets	17	21	14	0	52

References edit

^ "2017 Football Schedule". Sacramento State Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2017.

[1] "2017 Football Schedule". Sacramento State Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2017.

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