American college football season
The2019 Sacramento State Hornets football team representedCalifornia State University, Sacramento as a member of theBig Sky Conference during the2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by first-year head coachTroy Taylor , the Hornets compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the Big Sky title withWeber State . Sacramento State received an at-large bid to theNCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs where, after a first-round bye, they lost toAustin Peay in the second round. The Hornets played home games atHornet Stadium inSacramento, California .
Big Sky preseason poll [ edit ] The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Hornets were picked to finish in twelfth place by the media and in eleventh by the coaches.[ 1]
Preseason All–Big Sky team[ edit ] The Hornets had one player selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[ 2]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 6:00 p.m. Southern Oregon * Pluto TV W 77–198,843 September 6 7:00 p.m. atArizona State * P12N L 7–1942,286 September 14 6:00 p.m. Northern Colorado * Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA CW 31 W 50–06,753 September 21 7:00 p.m. atFresno State * Stadium Facebook L 20–3431,034 October 5 6:00 p.m. No. 22Eastern Washington Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA CW 31/Eleven W 48–279,640 October 12 1:00 p.m. at No. 6Montana State Pluto TV W 34–2119,437 October 19 6:00 p.m. No. 5Montana No. 15 Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA CW 31 W 49–2215,140 October 26 5:05 p.m. atCal Poly No. 7 Pluto TV W 38–147,032 November 2 6:00 p.m. No. 3Weber State No. 6 Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA CW 31 L 17–3611,253 November 9 1:00 p.m. atNorthern Arizona No. 8 Pluto TV W 38–344,257 November 16 2:00 p.m. atIdaho No. 6 Pluto TV W 31–76,108 November 23 2:00 p.m. UC Davis No. 4 CW 31 W 27–1719,882 December 7 5:00 p.m. No. 18Austin Peay * No. 3 ESPN3 L 28–425,140
Despite Northern Colorado also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the September 14 game against Sacramento State was considered a non-conference game.[ 3]
1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 10 3 6 0 19 Hornets 21 28 14 14 77
1 2 3 4 Total Hornets 0 0 0 7 7 Sun Devils 0 3 6 10 19
1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Hornets 7 15 21 7 50
1 2 3 4 Total Hornets 6 6 0 8 20 Bulldogs 7 7 0 20 34
1 2 3 4 Total No. 22 Eagles 7 7 6 7 27 Hornets 21 6 7 14 48
1 2 3 4 Total Hornets 7 14 13 0 34 No. 6 Bobcats 7 7 0 7 21
1 2 3 4 Total No. 5 Grizzlies 7 8 7 0 22 No. 15 Hornets 18 17 14 0 49
1 2 3 4 Total No. 7 Hornets 0 17 7 14 38 Mustangs 0 0 7 7 14
1 2 3 4 Total No. 3 Wildcats 9 14 6 7 36 No. 6 Hornets 3 7 0 7 17
At Northern Arizona [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 8 Hornets 14 3 7 14 38 Lumberjacks 0 17 0 17 34
1 2 3 4 Total No. 6 Hornets 7 17 0 7 31 Vandals 0 0 7 0 7
1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 7 10 0 0 17 No. 4 Hornets 3 7 3 14 27
The Hornets entered thepostseason tournament as the number four seed, with a first-round bye.[ 4]
Austin Peay–Second Round[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 18 Governors 21 0 14 7 42 No. 3 Hornets 0 0 14 14 28
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