2018 Sacramento State Hornets football team

2018 Sacramento State Hornets football
2018 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	2–8 (0–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jody Sears (5th season);
Co-offensive coordinators	Luke Huard (2nd season); Paul Wulff (3rd season);
Defensive coordinator	Sammy Lawanson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Jody Sears in his fifth and final season as head coach, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of 13 teams in the Big Sky. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Record2–8 (0–7 Big Sky)

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2018 Big Sky Conference football standings
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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

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On November 26, Sears was fired.^[1] He finished his tenure at Sacramento State with a record of 20–35.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	St. Francis (IL)*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	CW 31	W 55–7	6,944
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at San Diego State*	SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA		L 14–28	45,755
September 15	1:00 p.m.	at Northern Colorado*	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ELVN	W 28–25	3,768
September 22	12:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	RTNW	L 34–41	24,060
October 6	6:00 p.m.	Cal Poly	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	CW 31	L 27–41	8,930
October 13	5:00 p.m.	at Southern Utah	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV 236	L 27–48	10,424
October 20	6:00 p.m.	North Dakota	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	CW 31	L 15–41	10,709
October 27	6:00 p.m.	Portland State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	CW 31	L 14–41	3,267
November 3	11:00 a.m.	at No. 4 Weber State	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	Pluto TV 235	L 14–26	7,857
November 10	6:00 p.m.	Northern Arizona	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	CW 31	Cancelled^[a]
November 17	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 9 UC Davis	Mackay Stadium^[b] Reno, NV (Causeway Classic)	ELVN	L 13–56	2,482
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Saints	0	0	7	0	7
Hornets	10	21	14	10	55

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	7	7	0	14
Aztecs	7	6	0	15	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	0	7	14	28
Bears	7	7	3	8	25

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	14	14	3	3	34
No. 19 Grizzlies	14	10	7	10	41

Preseason

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	14	0	20	7	41
Hornets	3	7	5	0	15