1982 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1982 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bob Mattos, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 249 to 243 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

1982 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1982 record8–3 (3–2 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(capacity: 21,195)
1982 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 UC Davis $^ 5 –0 –012 –1 –0
Sacramento State 3 –2 –08 –3 –0
Cal State Hayward 3 –2 –04 –5 –1
San Francisco State 2 –3 –04 –6 –0
Chico State 1 –4 –05 –5 –0
Humboldt State 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Cal State Northridge
W 30–251,315[1]
September 11Sonoma State*
W 39–175,358–5,384[2]
September 18at Cal Poly Pomona
W 16–141,491[3]
September 25Saint Mary's*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 13–106,808[4]
October 9at Cal State Hayward*
L 34–45900[5]
October 16Cal Lutheran*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 31–246,428[6]
October 23Humboldt State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 30–66,020[7]
October 30at Chico State
W 13–6[8]
November 6San Francisco State*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 23–145,549[9]
November 13at No. 3 UC Davis*
L 6–5112,700[10]
November 20Eastern Washington*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 14–312,350[11]

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Team players in the NFL

The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft.[13][14][15]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Ken O'BrienQuarterback124New York Jets

References
  1. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  2. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Sonoma State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  3. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly Pomona)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  4. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Saint Mary's)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  5. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Hayward)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  6. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Lutheran)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  7. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Humboldt State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  8. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  9. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (SF State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  10. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  11. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Eastern Wash)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  12. "Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  13. "1983 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  14. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  15. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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