2002 Sacramento State Hornets football team

2002 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record5–7 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Montana +^   5 2     11 3  
No. 19 Montana State +^   5 2     7 6  
No. 18 Idaho State +   5 2     8 3  
Eastern Washington   3 4     6 5  
Northern Arizona   3 4     6 5  
Portland State   3 4     6 5  
Sacramento State   3 4     5 8  
Weber State   1 6     3 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by John Volek in his eighth and final season as head coach, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for fourth in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 380 to 325 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Volek finished his tenure at Sacramento State with a record of 31–57–1, for a .354 winning percentage.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at UTEP*L 12–4230,536[1]
September 7at Saint Mary's*
L 12–202,810[2]
September 21Cal Poly*W 27–1714,651[3]
September 28at Idaho StateL 24–32[4]
October 5No. 9 (D-II) UC Davis*L 21–3815,892[5]
October 12at No. 8 Northern ArizonaW 24–219,126[6]
October 19No. 12 Portland State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 20–346,785[7]
October 26at Eastern WashingtonW 48–413,563[8]
November 2Montana State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 30–315,977[9]
November 9at No. 1 MontanaL 24–3119,174[10]
November 16Weber State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 41–384,170[11]
November 23Humboldt State*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 42–354,730[12]

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References

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  1. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UTEP)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Saint Mary's)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Idaho State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Northern Ariz.)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  8. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Eastern Wash.)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  9. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  10. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  11. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Weber State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  12. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Humboldt State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  13. ^ "Hornetsports.com: Football Yearly Results". Retrieved April 25, 2017.