American college football season
2019 Sacramento State Hornets football |
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Big Sky co-champion |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
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Ranking |
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STATS | No. 9 |
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FCS Coaches | No. 9 |
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Record | 9–4 (7–1 Big Sky) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Kris Richardson (1st season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Andy Thompson (1st season) |
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Home stadium | Hornet Stadium |
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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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern Oregon* | | | Pluto TV | W 77–19 | 8,843 |
September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arizona State* | | | P12N | L 7–19 | 42,286 |
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado* | | - Hornet Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
| CW 31 | W 50–0 | 6,753 |
September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Fresno State* | | | Stadium Facebook | L 20–34 | 31,034 |
October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 22 Eastern Washington | | - Hornet Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
| CW 31/Eleven | W 48–27 | 9,640 |
October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Montana State | | | Pluto TV | W 34–21 | 19,437 |
October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 5 Montana | No. 15 | - Hornet Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
| CW 31 | W 49–22 | 15,140 |
October 26 | 5:05 p.m. | at Cal Poly | No. 7 | | Pluto TV | W 38–14 | 7,032 |
November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 3 Weber State | No. 6 | - Hornet Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
| CW 31 | L 17–36 | 11,253 |
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | No. 8 | | Pluto TV | W 38–34 | 4,257 |
November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Idaho | No. 6 | | Pluto TV | W 31–7 | 6,108 |
November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | UC Davis | No. 4 | | CW 31 | W 27–17 | 19,882 |
December 7 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 18 Austin Peay* | No. 3 | | ESPN3 | L 28–42 | 5,140 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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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 |
At Arizona State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Sun Devils | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hornets | 7 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 50 |
At Fresno State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hornets | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 20 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 34 |
Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 22 Eagles | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
Hornets | 21 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 48 |
At Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hornets | 7 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 34 |
No. 6 Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 5 Grizzlies | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
No. 15 Hornets | 18 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 49 |
At Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 7 Hornets | 0 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 3 Wildcats | 9 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 36 |
No. 6 Hornets | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
At Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 8 Hornets | 14 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
Lumberjacks | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
At Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 6 Hornets | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
Vandals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Aggies | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
No. 4 Hornets | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
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 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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STATS FCS | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 15 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
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Coaches | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 17 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
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References
- ^ "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams". MTSPX. July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Sacramento State Athletics. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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2019 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants |
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Champion – North Dakota State |