# 2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Marshall Sperbeck, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth 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 | 5:00 pm | at New Mexico State* | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM | AggieVision/ALT/ESPN3 | L 19–49 | 12,118 |
| September 8 | 12:00 pm | at Colorado* | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | PAC-12 Network | W 30–28 | 46,843 |
| September 15 | 2:00 pm | Northern Colorado* | Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA | Big Sky TV | W 28–17 | 7,408 |
| September 22 | 6:00 pm | North Dakota | Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA | Big Sky TV | L 13–35 | 10,774 |
| September 29 | 12:30 pm | at Idaho State | Holt ArenaPocatello, ID | Big Sky TV | W 54–31 | 7,882 |
| October 6 | 12:00 pm | at Southern Utah | Eccles ColiseumCedar City, UT | Big Sky TV | W 27–22 | 3,766 |
| October 13 | 6:00 pm | Weber State | Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA | Big Sky TV | W 19–14 | 12,106 |
| October 20 | 4:00 pm | at No. 1 Eastern Washington | Roos FieldCheney, WA | Comcast Hometown Network / Big Sky TV | L 28–31 | 8,714 |
| October 27 | 6:00 pm | No. 11 Cal Poly | Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA | Big Sky TV | W 35–29 | 8,113 |
| November 3 | 4:00 pm | No. 3 Montana State | Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA | RTNW | L 17–20 | 7,143 |
| November 17 | 3:00 pm | at UC Davis | Aggie StadiumDavis, CA (Causeway Classic) | CSNCA / Big Sky TV | L 27–34 | 9,899 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||
Despite Northern Colorado also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the September 15 game against Sacramento State was considered a non-conference game.

## Game summaries
### @ New Mexico State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| Aggies | 7 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 49 |

### @ Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 7 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 30 |
| Buffaloes | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |

### Northern Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Hornets | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### North Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| North Dakota | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Hornets | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |

### @ Idaho State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 14 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 54 |
| Bengals | 14 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 31 |

### @ Southern Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| Thunderbirds | 3 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 22 |

### Weber State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Hornets | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 |

### @ Eastern Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| #1 Eagles | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 31 |

### Cal Poly

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #11 Mustangs | 10 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 39 |
| Hornets | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |

### Montana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #3 Bobcats | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Hornets | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### @ UC Davis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Aggies | 5 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 34 |