1983 Sacramento State Hornets football team
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| No. 1 UC Davis $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sonoma State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season.
Sacramento State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC). Prior to 1983, the conference had been known as the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Hornets were led by sixth-year head coach Bob Mattos. They played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of five wins, five losses and one tie (5–5–1, 4–1–1 NCAC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 258–245 for the season.
Schedule
September 3at Sonoma State
- Seawolf Stadium
- Rohnert Park, CA
W 35–7 September 10Cal Poly*
L 15–38 September 17at Portland State*
L 16–252,034[1] September 24Cal State Northridge*
- Hornet Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
L 14–204,050[2] October 8at Saint Mary’s*
- Saint Mary’s Stadium
- Moraga, CA
L 15–234,745[3] October 15at California Lutheran*
- Mt. Clef Field
- Thousand Oaks, CA
W 42–14 October 22at Humboldt State
W 35–202,350[4] October 29Cal State Chico
- Hornet Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
T 15–151,200[5] November 5at San Francisco State
W 37–25 November 12UC Davis
- Hornet Stadium
- Sacramento, CA (Rivalry)
L 14–527,650[6] November 19Cal State Hayward[note 2]
- Hornet Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
W 20–6
Team players in the NFL
The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.[8][9][10]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| John Farley | Running Back | 4 | 92 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Notes
- ^ The official name of Sacramento State is California State University, Sacramento. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State. See: Sacramento State
- ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972–2004. See: Cal State Hayward
References
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Saint Mary's)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Humboldt State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "1984 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.