2019 Sacramento State Hornets football
Big Sky co-champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 9
FCS CoachesNo. 9
Record9–4 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKris Richardson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorAndy Thompson (1st season)
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(capacity: 21,195)
Seasons
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2019 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Weber State +^   7 – 1     11 – 4  
No. 9 Sacramento State +^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 4 Montana State ^   6 – 2     11 – 4  
No. 6 Montana ^   6 – 2     10 – 4  
Eastern Washington   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Idaho   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Portland State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
UC Davis   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Northern Arizona   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Cal Poly   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Idaho State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Southern Utah   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Northern Colorado   2 – 6     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Troy Taylor, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the Big Sky title with Weber State. Sacramento State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs where, after a first-round bye, they lost to Austin Peay in the second round. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Preseason

Big Sky preseason poll

The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Hornets were picked to finish in twelfth place by the media and in eleventh by the coaches.[1]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 536 (25)
2 UC Davis 510 (13)
3 Weber State 472 (4)
4 Montana State 417
5 Montana 396 (1)
6 Northern Arizona 302
7 Idaho State 285
8 Idaho 248
9 Cal Poly 196
10 Portland State 178
11 Southern Utah 160
12 Sacramento State 125
13 Northern Colorado 90
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 140 (10)
2 UC Davis 127 (2)
3 Weber State 124
4 Montana 104 (1)
5 Montana State 100
6 Northern Arizona 88
7 Idaho State 72
8 Idaho 65
9 Cal Poly 56
10 Portland State 42
11 Sacramento State 40
12 Southern Utah 38
13 Northern Colorado 19

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Hornets had one player selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Southern Oregon*
Pluto TVW 77–198,843
September 67:00 p.m.at Arizona State*
P12NL 7–1942,286
September 146:00 p.m.Northern Colorado*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
CW 31W 50–06,753
September 217:00 p.m.at Fresno State*
Stadium FacebookL 20–3431,034
October 56:00 p.m.No. 22 Eastern Washington
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
CW 31/ElevenW 48–279,640
October 121:00 p.m.at No. 6 Montana State
Pluto TVW 34–2119,437
October 196:00 p.m.No. 5 MontanadaggerNo. 15
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
CW 31W 49–2215,140
October 265:05 p.m.at Cal PolyNo. 7
Pluto TVW 38–147,032
November 26:00 p.m.No. 3 Weber StateNo. 6
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
CW 31L 17–3611,253
November 91:00 p.m.at Northern ArizonaNo. 8
Pluto TVW 38–344,257
November 162:00 p.m.at IdahoNo. 6
Pluto TVW 31–76,108
November 232:00 p.m.UC DavisNo. 4
CW 31W 27–1719,882
December 75:00 p.m.No. 18 Austin Peay*No. 3
ESPN3L 28–425,140
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Despite Northern Colorado also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the September 14 game against Sacramento State was considered a non-conference game.[3]

Game summaries

Southern Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total
Raiders 10 3 6 0 19
Hornets 21 28 14 14 77

See also: Southern Oregon Raiders football

At Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 0 7 7
Sun Devils 0 3 6 10 19

See also: 2019 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
Hornets 7 15 21 7 50

See also: 2019 Northern Colorado Bears football team

At Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 6 6 0 8 20
Bulldogs 7 7 0 20 34

See also: 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Eagles 7 7 6 7 27
Hornets 21 6 7 14 48

See also: 2019 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

At Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 14 13 0 34
No. 6 Bobcats 7 7 0 7 21

See also: 2019 Montana State Bobcats football team

Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Grizzlies 7 8 7 0 22
No. 15 Hornets 18 17 14 0 49

See also: 2019 Montana Grizzlies football team

At Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Hornets 0 17 7 14 38
Mustangs 0 0 7 7 14

See also: 2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Wildcats 9 14 6 7 36
No. 6 Hornets 3 7 0 7 17

See also: 2019 Weber State Wildcats football team

At Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Hornets 14 3 7 14 38
Lumberjacks 0 17 0 17 34

See also: 2019 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

At Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Hornets 7 17 0 7 31
Vandals 0 0 7 0 7

See also: 2019 Idaho Vandals football team

UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 10 0 0 17
No. 4 Hornets 3 7 3 14 27

See also: 2019 UC Davis Aggies football team and Causeway Classic

FCS Playoffs

The Hornets entered the postseason tournament as the number four seed, with a first-round bye.[4]

Austin Peay–Second Round

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Governors 21 0 14 7 42
No. 3 Hornets 0 0 14 14 28

See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
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References

  1. ^ "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams". MTSPX. July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Sacramento State Athletics. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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