2009 Sacramento State Hornets football team

2009 Sacramento State Hornets football
2009 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Marshall Sperbeck (3rd season);
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

The 2009 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Marshall Sperbeck, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 371 to 274 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

2009 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Montana $^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. 13 Eastern Washington ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 17 Weber State ^	6	–	2	7	–	5
Montana State	5	–	3	7	–	4
Northern Arizona	4	–	4	5	–	6
Sacramento State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Northern Colorado	1	–	7	3	–	8
Portland State	1	–	7	2	–	9
Idaho State	1	–	7	1	–	10

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at UNLV*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	L 3–38	22,195	^[1]
September 12	at No. 12 Cal Poly*	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 19–38	10,381	^[2]
September 26	No. 18 Eastern Washington	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 30–56	10,175	^[3]
October 3	at Portland State	PGE Park Portland, OR	W 31–14	5,037	^[4]
October 10	Idaho State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 38–17	9,883	^[5]
October 17	at No. 15 Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 10–49	8,218	^[6]
October 24	No. 2 Montana	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 30–45	7,629	^[7]
October 31	No. 21 Northern Arizona	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 27–24	4,862	^[8]
November 7	at Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	W 38–35	2,464	^[9]
November 14	at Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 17–27	10,697	^[10]
November 21	UC Davis*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic)	W 31–28	17,127	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game