2021 Sacramento State Hornets football team

2021 Sacramento State Hornets football
2021 Sacramento State Hornets football
Big Sky champion
NCAA Division I Second Round, ; L 19–24 vs. South Dakota State
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 10
FCS Coaches	No. 11
Record	9–3 (8–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Troy Taylor (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Kris Richardson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Andy Thompson (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019 2022 →

The 2021 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Troy Taylor and played their home games at Hornet Stadium. They competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference.

STATSNo. 10

FCS CoachesNo. 11

Record9–3 (8–0 Big Sky)

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2021 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 Sacramento State $^	8	–	0	9	–	3
No. 2 Montana State ^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 7 Eastern Washington ^	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 6 Montana ^	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 17 UC Davis ^	5	–	3	8	–	4
Weber State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Northern Arizona	4	–	4	5	–	6
Portland State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Idaho	3	–	5	4	–	7
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	3	–	8
Cal Poly	1	–	7	2	–	9
Idaho State	1	–	7	1	–	10
Southern Utah	0	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	at Dixie State*		Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT	ESPN+	W 19–7	6,656
September 11	6:00 p.m.	No. 21 Northern Iowa*		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	KMAX-TV	L 16–34	8,067
September 18	1:00 p.m.	at California*		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	L 30–42	31,982
September 25	12:00 p.m.	at Idaho State		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	ESPN+	W 23–21	5,997
October 9	6:00 p.m.	Southern Utah		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	KMAX-TV	W 41–20	6,244
October 16	12:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	ESPN+	W 28–21	24,305
October 23	6:00 p.m.	Northern Arizona	No. 19	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	KMAX-TV	W 44–0	8,210
October 30	12:00 p.m.	at Northern Colorado	No. 15	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+	W 27–24	4,068
November 6	6:00 p.m.	Cal Poly	No. 16	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	KMAX-TV	W 41–9	7,287
November 13	6:00 p.m.	Portland State	No. 12	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	KMAX-TV	W 49–20	5,848
November 20	1:00 p.m.	at No. 10 UC Davis	No. 11	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA (Causeway Classic)	ESPN+	W 27–7	12,315
December 4	6:00 p.m.	No. 11 South Dakota State*	No. 8	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	L 19–24	10,031
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	5	7	7	0	19
Trailblazers	0	7	0	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Panthers	7	0	27	0	34
Hornets	3	6	0	7	16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	6	0	14	10	30
Golden Bears	14	7	14	7	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	7	6	3	23
Bengals	7	14	0	0	21

Preseason

2021 Sacramento State Hornets football

Big Sky champion
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 19–24 vs. South Dakota State
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 10
FCS Coaches	No. 11
Record	9–3 (8–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Troy Taylor (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kris Richardson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Andy Thompson (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2022 →

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	0	0	0	0
No. 19 Hornets	3	34	0	7	44

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Hornets	10	7	3	7	27
Bears	0	7	10	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	9	0	0	9
No. 16 Hornets	14	10	10	7	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	7	7	6	20
No. 12 Hornets	3	18	14	14	49