2006 Sacramento State Hornets football team

2006 Sacramento State Hornets football
2006 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–7 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Steve Mooshagian (4th season);
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium
	Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

The 2006 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Steve Mooshagian in fourth and final season as head coach, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 288 to 168 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

2006 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Montana $^	8	–	0	12	–	2
No. 10 Montana State ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 19 Portland State	6	–	2	7	–	4
Northern Arizona	5	–	3	6	–	5
Sacramento State	4	–	4	4	–	7
Weber State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Eastern Washington	3	–	5	3	–	8
Idaho State	1	–	7	2	–	9
Northern Colorado	0	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Mooshagian finished his tenure as Sacramento State with record of 11–33, for a .333 winning percentage.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	KTVB	L 0–45	29,674	^[1]
September 16		No. 3 Cal Poly*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA		L 10–17	8,143	^[2]
September 23	12:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	L 14–59	23,619	^[3]
September 30		at Eastern Washington	Woodward Field Cheney, WA		W 21–20	6,738	^[4]
October 7		Weber State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA		W 24–21	7,184	^[5]
October 14	5:05 p.m.	Montana State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA		L 18–21	5,260	^[6]
October 21		at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ		L 22–39	7,362	^[7]^[8]
October 28		Northern Colorado	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA		W 14–9	4,109	^[9]
November 4		at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID		W 22–14	6,298	^[10]
November 11		No. 23 Portland State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA		L 7–13	4,410	^[11]
November 18	1:05 p.m.	at UC Davis*	Toomey Field Davis, CA (Causeway Classic)		L 16–30	7,905	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time