# 2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Jody Sears, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for ninth in the Big Sky. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:05 pm | Western Oregon* | Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA | WBS | L 30–38 | 6,558 |
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | at Fresno State* | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | | L 3–31 | 31,817 |
| September 17 | 5:00 pm | at Weber State* | Stewart StadiumOgden, UT | KJZZ-TV/WBS | L 7–14 | 9,746 |
| September 24 | 1:35 pm | at Idaho State | Holt ArenaPocatello, ID | WBS | L 34–42 | 7,303 |
| October 1 | 6:00 pm | Montana State | Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA | WBS | W 41–38 | 7,759 |
| October 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 24 North Dakota | Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA | WBS | L 7–40 | 9,614 |
| October 15 | 1:30 pm | at No. 10 Montana | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | CMM/WBS | L 7–68 | 25,351 |
| October 22 | 12:00 pm | at Northern Colorado | Nottingham FieldGreeley, CO | WBS | L 19–27 | 5,232 |
| October 29 | 6:00 pm | No. 14 Cal Poly | Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA | WBS | L 47–59 | 5,334 |
| November 12 | 6:00 pm | Portland State | Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA | WBS | W 42–35 | 5,086 |
| November 19 | 1:00 pm | at UC Davis | Aggie StadiumDavis, CA (Causeway Classic) | CSNCA | L 30–48 | 6,156 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings 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 17 game against Sacramento State was considered a non-conference game.

## Game summaries
### Western Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolves | 14 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
| Hornets | 3 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 30 |

### At Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 31 |

### At Weber State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### At Idaho State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 34 |
| Bengals | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |

### Montana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 3 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Hornets | 7 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 41 |

### North Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #24 Fighting Hawks | 6 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 40 |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### At Montana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| #10 Grizzlies | 14 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 68 |

### At Northern Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 27 |

### Cal Poly

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #14 Mustangs | 14 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 59 |
| Hornets | 7 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 47 |

### Portland State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Hornets | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |

### At UC Davis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Aggies | 14 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 48 |