2005 Sacramento State Hornets football team

2005 Sacramento State Hornets football
2005 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	2–9 (1–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Steve Mooshagian (3rd season);
Defensive coordinator	Tim Skipper (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium
	Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

The 2005 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Steve Mooshagian, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 352 to 192 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

2005 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 13 E. Washington $^	5	–	2	7	–	5
No. 12 Montana ^	5	–	2	8	–	4
No. 18 Montana State	5	–	2	7	–	4
Portland State	4	–	3	6	–	5
Weber State	4	–	3	6	–	5
Idaho State	3	–	4	5	–	6
Sacramento State	1	–	6	2	–	9
Northern Arizona	1	–	6	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at No. 19 (I-A) California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 3–41	65,938	^[1]
September 10	at No. 19 Cal Poly*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 13–37	6,786	^[2]
September 17	at Portland State	PGE Park Portland, OR	L 12–28	4,617	^[3]
September 24	UC Davis*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic)	L 7–37	10,187	^[4]
October 1	Northern Arizona	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 38–24	7,061	^[5]
October 8	No. 16 (NAIA) Azusa Pacific*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 41–19	5,954	^[6]
October 15	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 14–26	9,036	^[7]
October 22	Idaho State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 17–27	4,451	^[8]
October 29	No. 14 Eastern Washington	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 17–45	3,102	^[9]
November 5	at No. 12 Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 16–37	12,207	^[10]
November 12	No. 3 Montana	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 14–31	4,243	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game