1985 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
Record8–3 (4–1 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(capacity: 21,195)
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Western Football Conference standings
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 NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1985 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Bob Mattos, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the WFC. The team outscored its opponents 326 to 229 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

1985 was the first year Sacramento State competed in the WFC. They had been a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) from 1954 to 1984.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Pacific (CA)
L 17–4924,498[1]
September 21at Sonoma State*
W 63–10842–861[2][3]
September 28at Saint Mary's*
W 21–143,895[4]
October 5No. T–17 Santa Clara
L 14–177,725[5]
October 12at Portland State
W 26–143,642[6]
October 19at Humboldt State*
W 39–304,200[7]
October 26Chico State*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 16–142,403–3,517[8]
November 2Cal PolyNo. T–19
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 28–275,011–5,012[9]
November 9at Cal LutheranNo. 14
W 38–71,120[10]
November 16Cal State NorthridgeNo. 13
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 34–103,108–3,500[11][12]
November 23No. 1 UC Davis*No. 14
L 30–3712,100[13]

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Team players in the NFL

The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft.[15][16][17]

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

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. ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Saint Mary's)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Santa Clara)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  6. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Humboldt State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  8. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  9. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly (SLO))" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  10. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Lutheran)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  11. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  12. ^ "Final 1985 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  13. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  14. ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  15. ^ "1986 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  16. ^ "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  17. ^ "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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