# 2017 Sacramento State Hornets football team

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.

## Schedule

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

## Game summaries
### At Idaho

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

### Incarnate Word

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

### Weber State

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

### Southern Utah

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

### At Eastern Washington

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

### Idaho State

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

### At North Dakota

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

### At Northern Arizona

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

### Northern Colorado

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

### At Cal Poly

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

### UC Davis

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