Sacramento State Hornets football
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| First season | 1954 | ||
| Head coach |
Jody Sears 3rd year, 11–23 (.324) |
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| Stadium | Hornet Stadium (Sacramento) | ||
| Seating capacity | 21,195 | ||
| Location | Sacramento, California | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Big Sky Conference | ||
| All-time record | 272–365–8 (.428) | ||
| Bowl record | 0–2 (.000) | ||
| Conference titles | 4 | ||
| Colors | Green and Gold |
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| Website | hornetsports.com | ||
The Sacramento State Hornets football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the California State University, Sacramento located in the U.S. state of California. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Big Sky Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1954. The team plays its home games at the 21,195 seat Hornet Stadium. They are currently coached by Interim Head Coach Jody Sears.
In 1954, Dave Strong was named the first football coach for the Hornets football program. The program's first victory came in the second season, during the 1955 season, where the Hornets defeated Southern Oregon by a point, which was also their only win of the season (they failed to win a game in their inaugural season in which they went 0-7). Sacramento State Football was first affiliated with the Northern California Athletic Conference from 1954 through 1984 (formerly the Far Western Conference until 1982). It later joined the Western Football Conference from 1985 through 1992. In 1993, it was part of the American West Conference, but would later accept an invitation to the Big Sky Conference along with conference member Cal State Northridge in 1996.Hornet Stadium has been home to the football team since 1969. The program's all time football record is (272-365-8).
The team were never ranked in any major polls by the end of all their past seasons, but have won a total of 4 conference titles since 1954. The Hornets football team participated in 2 bowls, The Pasadena Bowl in 1968 against Grambling State, where the Hornets lost 34-7, and The Camellia Bowl in 1964 ( 1964 College Division National Runner-up), where Montana State Bobcats defeated the Hornets 28-7.
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