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1996 Sacramento State Hornets football team

1996 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   7 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 6 Northern Arizona ^   6 – 1     9 – 3  
Cal State Northridge   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Weber State   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Eastern Washington   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Montana State   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Idaho State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Sacramento State   0 – 7     1 – 10  
Portland State   0 – 0     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Portland State games did not count in conference standings
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach John Volek, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 466 to 248 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Sacramento State competed for the first time in the Big Sky Conference in 1996. They had been a member of the American West Conference (AWC) from 1993 to 1995.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 11 Hofstra*
L 3–334,486[1]
September 21at UC Davis*
W 27–2411,140[2]
September 28No. 2 Montana
L 17–357,423[3]
October 5at No. 24 Idaho State
L 14–446,130[4]
October 12Eastern Washington
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 34–514,262[5]
October 19at No. 6 Northern Arizona
L 32–5114,471[6]
October 26Cal State Northridge
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 17–524,007[7]
November 2at Portland State*
L 31–388,030[8]
November 9Weber State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 31–412,164[9]
November 16at Montana State
L 14–492,107[10]
November 23Cal Poly*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 28–483,398[11]

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Team players in the NFL

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The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1997 NFL draft.[13][14][15]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Daimon Shelton Fullback 6 184 Jacksonville Jaguars
Tony Corbin Quarterback 7 237 San Diego Chargers

References

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  1. ^ "Hofstra rips Hornets". The Billings Gazette. September 8, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hornets beat Aggies". The Sacramento Bee. September 22, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Grizzlies avoid Hornets' sting". The Missoulian. September 29, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Idaho State spoils Sacramento State's Big Sky opener". The Idaho Statesman. October 6, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Eagles defeat Hornets". The Sacramento Bee. October 13, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Tom Lisa (October 21, 1996). "Brown steals the crown: NAU freshman quarterback throws seven touchdowns in Jacks' 51–32 victory". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. 15, 17. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Capital performance by CSUN". The Los Angeles Times. October 27, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Portland State scores at 0:27 to tip Hornets". The Sacramento Bee. November 3, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Weber win makes Montana meaningful". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 10, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bobcats roll past Sac State". The Montana Standard. Associated Press. November 17, 1996. p. B3. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sacramento State falls again". Enterprise-Record. November 24, 1996. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1996 Football Schedule". California State University, Sacramento. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  13. ^ "1997 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  14. ^ "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  15. ^ "Draft History: Sacramento State". Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.