2024 Sacramento State Hornets football team

2024 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	3–9 (1–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Andy Thompson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bobby Fresques (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium
Seasons ←  2023 2025  →

2024 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Montana State $^		8	–	0					15	–	1
No. 5 UC Davis ^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 7 Idaho ^		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 22 Northern Arizona ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 10 Montana ^		5	–	3					9	–	5
Idaho State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Eastern Washington		3	–	5					4	–	8
Weber State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Portland State		3	–	5					3	–	8
Cal Poly		2	–	6					3	–	8
Sacramento State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Northern Colorado		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Andy Thompson and played their home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Offseason

Transfer portal

Departing transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	New school	Ref
Connor Stutz	P	6'2	216		Seattle, WA	UConn	[1]
Cameron Skattebo	RB	5'10	225		Rio Linda, CA	Arizona State	[2]
Kameron Rocha	S	6'0	177		San Jacinto, CA	Southern Utah

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer from	Ref
Yebrell Emerson	S	6'2	195		Fresno, CA	Fresno City College	[3] [4]
Jay Rudolph	TE	6'5	295		Scottsdale, AZ	San Diego State	[3] [4]
Bryson Summers	OL	6'5	295		El Dorado Hills, CA	Coastal Carolina	[3] [4]
Malini Ti'a	DB	6'0	200		Livermore, CA	College of San Mateo	[3] [4]
Colby Warkentin	DL	6'6	265		Bakersfield, CA	Abilene Christian	[3] [4]
Makai Cope	WR	6'4	210		Culver City, CA	Utah	[4]
Murvin Kenion III	S	6'0	205		Vallejo, CA	Idaho	[4]
Will Leota	LB	6'0	217		Salem, UT	Utah Tech	[4]
Gavin Nelson	TE	6'3	247		Clovis, CA	Fresno City College	[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at San Jose State *	No. 8	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	TruTV	L 24–42	13,811
September 7	7:00 p.m.	at Fresno State *	No. 8	Valley Children's Stadium Fresno, CA	KMAX/MW Network	L 30–46	41,031
September 14	6:00 p.m.	No. 24 Nicholls *	No. 11	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	KMAX/ESPN+	W 34–7	12,494
September 21	4:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M–Commerce [a] *	No. 11	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+	W 34–0	4,477
September 28	1:00 p.m.	at Northern Arizona	No. 10	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	ESPN+	L 16–34	9,232
October 12	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Washington	No. 18	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	KMAX/ESPN+	L 28–35	14,916
October 19	6:00 p.m.	Weber State		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	KMAX/ESPN+	W 51–48 2OT	15,530
October 26	3:00 p.m.	at Idaho State		ICCU Dome Pocatello, ID	ESPN+	L 27–30 OT	5,804
November 2	6:00 p.m.	Portland State		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	KMAX/ESPN+	L 38–58	11,055
November 9	12:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Montana State		Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN+	L 7–49	21,987
November 16	2:00 p.m.	at Cal Poly		Mustang Memorial Field San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	L 23–26	4,742
November 23	2:00 p.m.	No. 5 UC Davis		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic)	KMAX/ESPN+	L 39–42	16,239
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time Source: [6] [7]

1. On November 7, 2024, Texas A&M University–Commerce changed its name to East Texas A&M University. ^[5]

Game summaries

at San Jose State (FBS)

See also: 2024 San Jose State Spartans football team

Game One – No. 8 Sacramento State Hornets (0–0) vs San Jose State Spartans (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Hornets	14	3	7	0	24
Spartans (FBS)	7	7	7	21	42

at CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA

• Date: Thursday August 29, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 PM PST
• Game attendance: 13,811
• Referee: Christian Watson
• TV: TruTV

Game information

First quarter (7:18) SAC – Elijah Tau-Tolliver 3-yard run (Zach Schreiner kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 4:50; Sacramento State 7-0) (5:30) SAC – Elijah Tau-Tolliver 2-yard run (Zach Schreiner kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 1:31; Sacramento State 14-0) (3:09) SJSU – Nick Nash 24-yard pass from Emmett Brown (Kyler Halvorsen kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:16; Sacramento State 14-7) Second quarter (9:28) SAC – Zach Schreiner 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 3:25; Sacramento State 17-7) (1:49) SJSU – Jacob Stewart 26-yard pass from Nick Nash (Kyler Halvorsen kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:53; Sacramento State 17-14) Third quarter (12:29) SJSU – Nick Nash 11-yard pass from Emmett Brown (Kyler Halvorsen kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:31; San Jose State 21-17) (2:24) SAC – Danny Scudero 20-yard pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Schreiner kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:43; Sacramento State 24-21) Fourth quarter (12:13) SJSU – Floyd Chalk IV 4-yard run (Kyler Halvorsen kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 5:06; San Jose State 28-24) (10:09) SJSU – Justin Lockhart 8-yard pass from Emmett Brown (Kyler Halvorsen kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:57; San Jose State 35-24) (2:07) SJSU – Floyd Chalk IV 27-yard run (Kyler Halvorsen kick) (Drive: 1 play, 22 yards, 0:06; San Jose State 42-24)

Statistics	SAC	SJSU
First downs	23	25
Total yards	62–356	66–387
Rushing yards	41–177	31–63
Passing yards	179	324
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–41–2	21–35–1
Time of possession	33:41	26:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sacramento State	Passing	Kaiden Bennett	17/32, 134 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Elijah Tau-Tolliver	22 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Anderson Grover	5 receptions, 64 yards
San Jose State	Passing	Emmett Brown	20/34, 298 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Floyd Chalk IV	18 carries, 87 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Nick Nash	10 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD

at Fresno State (FBS)

See also: 2024 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Game Two – No. 8 Sacramento State Hornets (0–1) vs Fresno State Bulldogs (FBS) (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs (FBS)	18	7	14	7	46

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA

• Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 PM PST
• Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C)
• Game attendance: 41,031
• Referee: Michael Cuttone
• TV announcers (KGPE): TBD

Game information

First quarter (14:50) FRES – Mac Dalena 75-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Jayden Mandel two-point run (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:10; Fresno State 8–0) (11:02) SAC – Zach Schreiner 34-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:08; Fresno State 8–3) (8:12) FRES – Jalen Moss 85-yard punt return, Dylan Lynch kick (Fresno State 15–3) (7:13) FRES – Dylan Lynch 32-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:53; Fresno State 18–3) Second quarter (12:49) FRES – Malik Sherrod 2-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:57; Fresno State 25–3) (5:53) SAC – Jared Gipson 78-yard pass from Kaiden Bennett, Zach Schreiner kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:43; Fresno State 25–10) Third quarter (12:25) SAC – Ezra Moleni 13-yard pass from Carson Conklin, Zach Schreiner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:35; Fresno State 25–17) (3:32) FRES – Tyler Mello 1-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:13; Fresno State 32–17) (1:05) FRES – Malik Sherrod 1-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:31; Fresno State 39–17) Fourth quarter (11:43) SAC – Austin Jarrard 3-yard pass from Carson Conklin, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:22; Fresno State 39–23) (8:06) FRES – Joshua Wood 10-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:37; Fresno State 46–23) (6:51) SAC – Anderson Grover 36-yard pass from Carson Conklin, Zach Schreiner kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:15; Fresno State 46–30)

Statistics	SAC	FRES
First downs	20	22
Total yards	469	513
Rushing yards	115	155
Passing yards	354	358
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–50–1	24–35–2
Time of possession	25:27	34:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sacramento State	Passing	Carson Conklin	20/37, 219 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Elijah Tau-Tolliver	14 carries, 74 yards
	Receiving	Jared Gipson	5 receptions, 138 yards, TD
Fresno State	Passing	Mikey Keene	23/34, 356 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Malik Sherrod	22 carries, 54 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Mac Dalena	7 receptions, 235 yards, TD

No. 24 Nicholls

See also: 2024 Nicholls Colonels football team

Game Three – No. 24 Nicholls Colonels (0–2) vs No. 11 Sacramento State Hornets (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Colonels	0	0	0	0	0
No. 11 Hornets	0	0	0	0	0

at Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA

• Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 PM PST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	NICH	SAC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Sacramento State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Texas A&M–Commerce

See also: 2024 East Texas A&M Lions football team

Game Four – No. 11 Sacramento State Hornets (1–2) vs Texas A&M–Commerce Lions (0–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Hornets	3	17	14	0	34
Lions	0	0	0	0	0

at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium • Commerce, TX

• Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
• Game time: 4:00 PM PST
• Game weather: Sunny, 93 °F (34 °C), S 8 mph
• Game attendance: 4,477
• Referee: Austin Mezzacasa
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information

First quarter SAC – Zach Schreiner 37-yard field goal, 11:03. Hornets 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:57. Second quarter SAC – Zach Schreiner 34-yard field goal, 7:52. Hornets 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:45. SAC – Elias Mullican 35-yard interception return (Zach Shreiner kick), 6:34. Hornets 13–0. SAC – Jared Gipson 22-yard pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Shreiner kick), 0:35. Hornets 20–0. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 3:24. Third quarter SAC – Elijah Tau-Tolliver 16-yard pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Schreiner kick), 10:46. Hornets 27–0. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:21. SAC – Ezra Moleni 1-yard run (Zach Schreiner kick), 2:24. Hornets 34–0. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 6:43. Fourth quarter No scoring plays

Statistics	SAC	TAMC
First downs	20	9
Total yards	414	197
Rushing yards	260	26
Passing yards	154	171
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–24–1	16–33–3
Time of possession	38:04	21:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sacramento State	Passing	Carson Conklin	13/22, 154 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Elijah Tau-Tolliver	20 rushes, 127 yards
	Receiving	Jared Gipson	4 receptions, 85 yards, TD
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing	Eric Rodriguez	8/16, 87 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	B. K. Jackson	9 rushes, 32 yards
	Receiving	Tyler Daniels	2 receptions, 51 yards

at Northern Arizona

See also: 2024 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Game Five – No. 10 Sacramento State Hornets (2–2) vs Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
Lumberjacks	0	0	0	0	0

at Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ

• Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM PST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SAC	NAU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sacramento State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Eastern Washington

See also: 2024 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Game Six – Eastern Washington Eagles (1–4) vs No. 18 Sacramento State Hornets (2–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
No. 18 Hornets	0	0	0	0	0

at Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA

• Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 PM PST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross Jr., Darren Arbet

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	EWU	SAC
First downs	28	22
Total yards	441	365
Rushing yards	286	127
Passing yards	155	238
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16-18-0	21-35-1
Time of possession	32:59	27:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Washington	Passing	Kekoa Visperas	15-17 141 yards 1 TD
	Rushing	Tuna Altahir	16 Carries 102 Yards 1 TD
	Receiving	Efton Chism III	7 Receptions 67 Yards
Sacramento State	Passing	Carson Conklin	21-35 238 yards 4 TD 1 INT
	Rushing	Elijah Tau-Toliver	18 Carries 94 Yards
	Receiving	Jared Gipson	4 Receptions 68 Yards 1 TD

Weber State

See also: 2024 Weber State Wildcats football team

Game Seven – Weber State Wildcats (3–4) vs Sacramento State Hornets (2–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0

at Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA

• Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 PM PST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WEB	SAC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Weber State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Sacramento State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Idaho State

See also: 2024 Idaho State Bengals football team

Game Eight – Sacramento State Hornets (3–4) vs Idaho State Bengals (3–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0

at ICCU Dome • Pocatello, ID

• Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
• Game time: 3:00 PM PST
• Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SAC	IDST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sacramento State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Idaho State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Portland State

See also: 2024 Portland State Vikings football team

Game Nine – Portland State Vikings (1–6) vs Sacramento State Hornets (3–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	0	0	0	0
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0

at Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA

• Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 PM PST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PRST	SAC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Portland State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Sacramento State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 2 Montana State

See also: 2024 Montana State Bobcats football team

Game Ten – Sacramento State Hornets (3–6) vs No. 2 Montana State Bobcats (9–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
No. 2 Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

• Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 PM PST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SAC	MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sacramento State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Cal Poly

See also: 2024 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Game Eleven – Sacramento State Hornets (3–7) vs Cal Poly Mustangs (2–7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0

at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, CA

• Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 PM PST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SAC	CP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sacramento State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 5 UC Davis (Causeway Classic)

See also: 2024 UC Davis Aggies football team and Causeway Classic

Game Twelve – No. 5 UC Davis Aggies (9–2) vs Sacramento State Hornets (3–8) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Aggies	0	0	0	0	0
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0

at Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA

• Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 PM PST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross (play-by-play) and Darren Arbet (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UCD	SAC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UC Davis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Sacramento State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

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2. Anderson, Jason (December 18, 2022). "Sacramento State star Cameron Skattebo announces decision to transfer to Arizona State". The Sacramento Bee . Retrieved May 6, 2024.
3. Davidson, Joe (December 21, 2023). "Recruiting classes for Sacramento State, UC Davis football programs feature local talent". The Sacramento Bee . Retrieved May 6, 2024.
4. "Football adds to nationally-ranked signing class". Sacramento State Hornets Athletics. February 7, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
5. "Texas A&M University System Board of Regents Approves Name Change for Texas A&M University-Commerce". Texas A&M University System . Retrieved November 7, 2024.
6. "2024 Sacramento State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
7. "2024 Football Schedule". Sacramento State Hornets Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2024.