2022 Sacramento State Hornets football | |
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Big Sky co-champion | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 5 |
FCS Coaches | No. 4 |
Record | 12–1 (8–0 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Kris Richardson (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Andy Thompson (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Hornet Stadium |
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No. 4 Montana State +^ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Sacramento State +^ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Weber State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Idaho ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 UC Davis | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Montana ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Troy Taylor, the Hornets played their home games on campus at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
This season set multiple milestones for Sac State. They beat an FBS team for the first time since 2012 with a 41–10 victory over Colorado State. [1] The Hornets claimed their best start to a season in school history when they won their seventh game against Montana 31–24 in overtime, and completed their first perfect regular season in school history following a 27–21 victory over UC Davis. [2] They won their first ever FCS playoff game with a 38–31 win over Richmond. [3] However, in the highest-scoring game in FCS playoff history, they were upset by Incarnate Word in the quarterfinals, 66–63. [4]
After the season in December, Taylor left for Stanford University and defensive coordinator Andy Thompson was promoted to head coach for 2023. [5]
On July 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Hornets were predicted to finish second in the Big Sky by the coaches and third by the media. [6]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Montana | 111 (3) |
2 | Sacramento State | 110 (4) |
3 | Montana State | 109 (5) |
4 | Weber State | 84 |
5 | UC Davis | 82 |
6 | Eastern Washington | 76 |
7 | Northern Arizona | 62 |
8 | Idaho | 45 |
9 | Portland State | 42 |
10 | Cal Poly | 33 |
T-11 | Idaho State | 19 |
T-11 | Northern Colorado | 19 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Montana | 356 (14) |
2 | Montana State | 352 (13) |
3 | Sacramento State | 335 (4) |
4 | Weber State | 261 |
5 | UC Davis | 255 (1) |
6 | Eastern Washington | 236 |
7 | Northern Arizona | 191 |
8 | Portland State | 146 |
9 | Idaho | 142 |
10 | Cal Poly | 85 |
11 | Northern Colorado | 71 |
12 | Idaho State | 66 |
The Hornets had five players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team. [7]
Offense Marshel Martin – TE Pierre Williams – WR Brandon Weldon – OL Asher O'Hara – QB | Special teams Kyle Sentkowski – K |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Utah Tech * | No. 7 | KMAX/ESPN+ | W 56–33 | 10,257 | |
September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northern Iowa * | No. 8 | ESPN+ | W 37–21 | 8,818 | |
September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colorado State * | No. 7 | W 41–10 | 25,445 | ||
October 1 | 5:00 p.m. | at Cal Poly | No. 5 | ESPN+ | W 49–21 | 8,184 | |
October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado | No. 5 |
| KMAX/ESPN+ | W 55–7 | 11,013 |
October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at Eastern Washington | No. 5 | ESPN+ | W 52–28 | 6,276 | |
October 22 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 7 Montana | No. 2 |
| ESPN2 | W 31–24 OT | 15,927 |
October 29 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 14 Idaho | No. 2 |
| KMAX/ESPN+ | W 31–28 | 17,241 |
November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Weber State | No. 2 | ESPN+ | W 33–30 | 7,152 | |
November 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at Portland State | No. 2 | ESPN+ | W 45–17 | 2,891 | |
November 19 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 24 UC Davis | No. 2 |
| KMAX/ESPN+ | W 27–21 | 23,073 |
December 3 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 13 Richmond | No. 2 |
| ESPN+ | W 38–31 | 9,136 |
December 9 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 5 Incarnate Word | No. 2 |
| ESPN+ | L 63–66 | 13,722 |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Trailblazers | 0 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 33 |
No. 7 Hornets | 21 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
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No. 8 Hornets | 7 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 37 |
Panthers | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 7 Hornets | 7 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
Rams | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 5 Hornets | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
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Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
No. 5 Hornets | 7 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 55 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 5 Hornets | 21 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
Eagles | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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No. 7 Grizzlies | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
No. 2 Hornets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 31 |
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No. 14 Vandals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
No. 2 Hornets | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
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No. 2 Hornets | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
No. 5 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
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No. 2 Hornets | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
Vikings | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
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No. 24 Aggies | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
No. 2 Hornets | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
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No. 13 Spiders | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
No. 2 Hornets | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 5 Cardinals | 7 | 21 | 10 | 28 | 66 |
No. 2 Hornets | 14 | 3 | 17 | 29 | 63 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 2 (1) | 2 (6) | 2 (7) | 2 (9) | 5 |
Coaches | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 (2) | 2 (6) | 2 (5) | 2 (4) | 4 |
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
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3 | 76 | Marte Mapu | LB | New England Patriots |
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