1981 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1981 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bob Mattos, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 256 to 186 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

1981 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1981 record5–6 (1–4 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(capacity: 21,195)
1981 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
UC Davis + 4 1 06 4 0
Cal State Hayward + 4 1 06 4 1
Humboldt State 3 2 06 4 0
Chico State 3 2 05 5 0
Sacramento State 1 4 05 6 0
San Francisco State 0 5 03 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at San Francisco*San Francisco, CAW 47–04,517
September 19Cal Poly PomonaL 7–144,810[1]
September 26at Saint Mary's*
W 14–94,000
October 3Redlands*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 45–84,030
October 10San Francisco State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 38–174,090
October 17at Cal Lutheran*
L 6–131,500
October 24at Chico State
L 24–345,567
October 31Cal State Hayward
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 10–273,461
November 7Cal State Northridge*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 33–202,503[2]
November 14at Humboldt StateL 19–231,723
November 21at UC Davis*L 13–215,600
  • *Non-conference game

[3]

References

  1. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 20, 1981. p. III-18. Retrieved April 1, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 8, 1981. p. III-19. Retrieved April 1, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
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