1996 Sacramento State Hornets football team

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.

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

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 MontanaL 17–357,423[3]
October 5at No. 24 Idaho StateL 14–446,130[4]
October 12Eastern Washington
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 34–514,262[5]
October 19at No. 6 Northern ArizonaL 32–51[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 StateL 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. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Hofstra)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Idaho State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Eastern Wash.)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Northern Ariz.)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  7. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  8. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  9. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Weber State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  10. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  11. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  12. ^ "Hornetsports.com: Football Yearly Results". Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  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.