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2018 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record2–8 (0–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorLuke Huard (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorPaul Wulff (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorSamuel Lawanson (5th season)
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Weber State +^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 2 Eastern Washington +^   7 – 1     12 – 3  
No. 7 UC Davis +^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 17 Montana State ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Idaho State   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Montana   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Cal Poly   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Northern Arizona   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Portland State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Idaho   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Northern Colorado   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Southern Utah   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Sacramento State   0 – 7     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Jody Sears and played their home games at Hornet Stadium. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 2–8, 0–7 in Big Sky play to finish in last place.

On November 26, head coach Jody Sears was fired.[1] He finished at Sacramento State with a five-year record of 20–35.

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2017 season 7–4, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for third place.

Preseason

Big Sky Kickoff

On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Hornets were predicted to finish in fifth place in the coaches poll and seventh place in the media poll.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 134 (6)
2 Weber State 124 (3)
3 Northern Arizona 121 (3)
4 Idaho 101 (1)
5 Sacramento State 94
6 Southern Utah 91
7 Montana 82
8 Montana State 76
9 UC Davis 64
10 Cal Poly 40
11 Northern Colorado 30
12 Idaho State 29
13 Portland State 21
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 651 (27)
2 Weber State 636 (19)
3 Northern Arizona 535 (1)
4 Montana 496 (2)
5 Idaho 483 (3)
6 Southern Utah 449 (1)
7 Sacramento State 415
8 Montana State 391 (1)
9 UC Davis 331 (1)
10 Idaho State 170
11 Cal Poly 169
12 Northern Colorado 166
13 Portland State 103

Preseason All-Conference Team

The Hornets had three players selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[3]

Andre Lindsey – Sr. WR

George Obinna – Sr. DE

Mister Harriel – Sr. S

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.St. Francis (IL)*
CW 31W 55–76,944
September 86:00 p.m.at San Diego State*
L 14–2845,755
September 151:00 p.m.at Northern Colorado*
ELVNW 28–253,768
September 2212:00 p.m.at No. 19 Montana
RTNWL 34–4124,060
October 66:00 p.m.Cal Poly
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
CW 31L 27–418,930
October 135:00 p.m.at Southern Utah
Pluto TV 236L 27–4810,424
October 206:00 p.m.North Dakotadagger
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
CW 31L 15–4110,709
October 276:00 p.m.Portland State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
CW 31L 14–413,267
November 311:00 a.m.at No. 4 Weber State
Pluto TV 235L 14–267,857
November 10 6:00 p.m.Northern Arizona
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
CW 31 Cancelled[a]–
November 171:00 p.m.vs. No. 9 UC Davis
ELVNL 13–562,482
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time
  1. ^ The game against Northern Arizona on November 10 was cancelled due to unhealthy air quality as a result of the Camp Fire in Northern California.[4]
  2. ^ The game against UC Davis on November 17 was moved to Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada due to unhealthy air quality as a result of the Camp Fire in Northern California.[5]

[6]

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky, the game vs. Northern Colorado will be a non-conference game and will have no effect on the Big Sky standings.

Game summaries

St. Francis (IL)

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Saints 0 0 7 0 7
Hornets 10 21 14 10 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 7 7 0 14
Aztecs 7 6 0 15 28
See also: 2018 San Diego State Aztecs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 0 7 14 28
Bears 7 7 3 8 25
See also: 2018 Northern Colorado Bears football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–2 2017 SAC, 50–21

at Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 14 14 3 3 34
No. 19 Grizzlies 14 10 7 10 41
See also: 2018 Montana Grizzlies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–19 2016 MONT, 68–7

Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 14 7 6 14 41
Hornets 14 0 3 10 27
See also: 2018 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–20 2017 SAC, 49–14

at Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 21 3 0 3 27
Thunderbirds 7 20 14 7 48
See also: 2018 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–8 2017 SAC, 54–27

North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Hawks 14 0 20 7 41
Hornets 3 7 5 0 15
See also: 2018 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 2017 SAC, 34–27

Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 3 21 3 14 41
Hornets 0 7 0 7 14
See also: 2018 Portland State Vikings football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–22 2016 SAC, 42–35

at Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 7 7 14
No. 4 Wildcats 3 10 13 0 26
See also: 2018 Weber State Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–14 2017 WEB, 31–24

at UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 3 7 3 0 13
No. 9 Aggies 14 21 7 14 56
See also: 2018 UC Davis Aggies football team and Causeway Classic
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–45 2017 SAC, 52–47

References

  1. ^ Frey, Thomas (November 26, 2018). "Sac State fires head football coach Jody Sears after 2–8 season". www.statehornet.com. The State Hornet. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Eastern Washington Picked to Win the Big Sky".
  3. ^ "Doss, Buss Headline Big Sky Football Preseason All-Conference Team".
  4. ^ "Football Game Against NAU Officially Cancelled". www.hornetsports.com. Sacramento State Athletics. November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "Causeway Classic Relocated To Mackay Stadium In Reno". www.hornetsports.com. Sacramento State Athletics. November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  6. ^ "Football". Sacramento State Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
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