The 2017 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jody Sears, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Big Sky. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 6:00 p.m. | at Idaho* | | ESPN3 | L 6–28 | 10,526 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Incarnate Word* | | Pluto TV | W 56–22 | 7,806 |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Weber State* | - Hornet Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
| Pluto TV | L 24–31 | 8,365 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern Utah | - Hornet Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
| Pluto TV | W 54–27 | 7,272 |
September 30 | 1:35 p.m. | at No. 9 Eastern Washington | | Pluto TV | L 31–52 | 10,917 |
October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Idaho State | - Hornet Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
| Pluto TV | W 41–21 | 10,008 |
October 21 | 10:30 a.m. | at North Dakota | | Pluto TV | W 34–27 | 9,259 |
October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | | Pluto TV | L 17–37 | 6,068 |
November 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado | - Hornet Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
| ELVN | W 50–21 | 4,612 |
November 11 | 6:05 p.m. | at Cal Poly | | Pluto TV | W 49–14 | 6,729 |
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | UC Davis | | Pluto TV | W 52–47 | 11,828 |
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Despite Weber State also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the September 16 game against Sacramento State was considered a non-conference game.[1]
Game summaries
At Idaho
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Total |
Hornets
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0
|
6
|
0
|
0 |
6 |
Vandals
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0
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
Incarnate Word
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Cardinals
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0
|
3
|
5
|
14 |
22 |
Hornets
|
7
|
21
|
28
|
0 |
56 |
Weber State
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Wildcats
|
16
|
8
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0
|
7 |
31 |
Hornets
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
3 |
24 |
Southern Utah
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Thunderbirds
|
7
|
7
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0
|
13 |
27 |
Hornets
|
7
|
23
|
10
|
14 |
54 |
At Eastern Washington
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Hornets
|
7
|
10
|
7
|
7 |
31 |
No. 9 Eagles
|
21
|
7
|
14
|
10 |
52 |
Idaho State
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Bengals
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0
|
7
|
14
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0 |
21 |
Hornets
|
7
|
10
|
14
|
10 |
41 |
At North Dakota
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Hornets
|
3
|
7
|
24
|
0 |
34 |
Fighting Hawks
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0
|
10
|
7
|
10 |
27 |
At Northern Arizona
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Hornets
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
Lumberjacks
|
10
|
7
|
6
|
14 |
37 |
Northern Colorado
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Bears
|
7
|
14
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0
|
0 |
21 |
Hornets
|
14
|
6
|
9
|
21 |
50 |
At Cal Poly
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Hornets
|
14
|
14
|
21
|
0 |
49 |
Mustangs
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
14 |
UC Davis
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Aggies
|
7
|
7
|
20
|
13 |
47 |
Hornets
|
17
|
21
|
14
|
0 |
52 |
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