2002 Sacramento State Hornets football team

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2002 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record5–7 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadium Hornet Stadium
Seasons
←  2001
2003  →
2002 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Montana +^  5 –2   11 –3  
No. 19 Montana State +^  5 –2   7 –6  
No. 18 Idaho State +  5 –2   8 –3  
Eastern Washington  3 –4   6 –5  
Northern Arizona  3 –4   6 –5  
Portland State  3 –4   6 –5  
Sacramento State  3 –4   5 –8  
Weber State  1 –6   3 –8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by John Volek in his eighth and final season as head coach, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for fourth in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 380 to 325 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Volek finished his tenure at Sacramento State with a record of 31–57–1, for a .354 winning percentage.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at UTEP *
L 12–4230,536 [1]
September 7at Saint Mary's *
L 12–202,810 [2]
September 21 Cal Poly *
W 27–1714,651 [3]
September 28at Idaho State
L 24–32 [4]
October 5No. 9 (D-II) UC Davis *
L 21–3815,831 [5]
October 12at No. 8 Northern Arizona
W 24–219,126 [6]
October 19No. 12 Portland State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 20–346,785 [7]
October 26at Eastern Washington
W 48–413,563 [8]
November 2 Montana State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 30–315,977 [9]
November 9at No. 1 Montana
L 24–3119,174 [10]
November 16 Weber State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 41–384,170 [11]
November 23 Humboldt State *
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 42–354,730 [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Miners swat away Hornets". The El Paso Times. September 1, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Running QB leads St. Mary's 20–12". Oakland Tribune. September 8, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "A real stinger; Cal Poly unable to make up first-half deficit". The Tribune. September 22, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Bengals answer after Hornets start quickly". The Sunday Oregonian. September 29, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "UCD pulls away from Sac State". The Sacramento Bee. October 6, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Zack Hall (October 13, 2002). "A stinging defeat". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Wood, Fuqua, turnovers help Portland State to win". The Columbian. October 20, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Sac State prevails despite suspensions". The Sacramento Bee. October 27, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "MSU slips past Sac State". The Montana Standard. November 3, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Rally saves Grizzlies". Great Falls Tribune. November 10, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Wildcats lose lead, game in wild finish". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 17, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Hornets win finale; Volek's future uncertain". The Sacramento Bee. November 24, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "2002 Football Schedule". California State University, Sacramento . Retrieved January 6, 2025.
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