1998 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach John Volek, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 300 to 289 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Saint Mary's*
W 25–122,354[1]
September 12Cal Poly*
W 22–145,011[2]
September 19at No. 2 (D-II) UC Davis*
L 17–3510,467[3]
September 26at Montana State
L 30–3710,227[4]
October 3No. 12 Weber State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 14–273,516[5]
October 10at Portland State
L 31–585,957[6][7]
October 17No. 16 Cal State Northridge
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 35–215,947[8]
October 24at Northern Arizona
W 38–213,991[9]
October 31Eastern Washington
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 25–314,237[10]
November 7at Idaho State
W 36–133,412[11]
November 14No. 22 Montana
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 16–318,268[12]

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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

References

  1. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Saint Mary's)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Weber State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "Blanchard sparks Vikes to victory". Great Falls Tribune. October 11, 1998. p. 32. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  8. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  9. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Northern Ariz.)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  10. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Eastern Wash.)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  11. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Idaho State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  12. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  13. ^ "Hornetsports.com: Football Yearly Results". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  14. ^ "1999 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  15. ^ "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  16. ^ "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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