1981 Sacramento State Hornets football team
| 1981 Sacramento State Hornets football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (1–4 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Hornet Stadium (capacity: 21,195) |
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| UC Davis + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bob Mattos, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 256 to 186 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | at San Francisco* | San Francisco, CA | W 47–0 | 4,517 | |
| September 19 | Cal Poly Pomona* | L 7–14 | 4,810 | [1] | |
| September 26 | at Saint Mary's* |
| W 14–9 | 4,000 | |
| October 3 | Redlands* |
| W 45–8 | 4,030 | |
| October 10 | San Francisco State |
| W 38–17 | 4,090 | |
| October 17 | at Cal Lutheran* |
| L 6–13 | 1,500 | |
| October 24 | at Chico State |
| L 24–34 | 5,310–5,562 | [2] |
| October 31 | Cal State Hayward |
| L 10–27 | 3,461 | |
| November 7 | Cal State Northridge* |
| W 33–20 | 2,503 | [3] |
| November 14 | at Humboldt State | L 19–23 | 1,723 | ||
| November 21 | at UC Davis | L 13–21 | 5,600 | ||
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References
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 20, 1981. p. III-18. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 8, 1981. p. III-19. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
