1996 Sacramento State Hornets football team

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The 1996 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach John Volek, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 466 to 248 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Record1–10 (0–7 Big Sky)
Headcoach
HomestadiumHornet Stadium
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1996 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
Seasons
 1995
1997 
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1996 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Montana $^ 70  141 
No. 6 Northern Arizona ^ 61  93 
Cal State Northridge 43  74 
Weber State 43  74 
Eastern Washington 34  65 
Montana State 34  65 
Idaho State 16  47 
Sacramento State 07  110 
Portland State 00  38 
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Portland State games did not count in conference standings
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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Sacramento State competed for the first time in the Big Sky Conference in 1996. They had been a member of the American West Conference (AWC) from 1993 to 1995.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 11 Hofstra*L 3–334,486[1]
September 21at UC Davis*W 27–2411,140[2]
September 28No. 2 MontanaL 17–357,423[3]
October 5at No. 24 Idaho StateL 14–446,130[4]
October 12Eastern Washington
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 34–514,262[5]
October 19at No. 6 Northern ArizonaL 32–5114,471[6]
October 26Cal State Northridge
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 17–524,007[7]
November 2at Portland State*L 31–388,030[8]
November 9Weber State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 31–412,164[9]
November 16at Montana StateL 14–492,107[10]
November 23Cal Poly*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 28–483,398[11]
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Team players in the NFL

The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1997 NFL draft.[13][14][15]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Daimon SheltonFullback6184Jacksonville Jaguars
Tony CorbinQuarterback7237San Diego Chargers

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