2015 Sacramento State Hornets football team

2015 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2015 record	2–9 (1–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jody Sears (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Paul Peterson (4th year)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium (Capacity: 21,195)

2015 Big Sky football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#18 Southern Utah $^		7	–	1					8	–	4
#10 Portland State ^		6	–	2					9	–	3
#14 Montana ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
North Dakota		5	–	3					7	–	4
Northern Arizona		5	–	3					7	–	4
Eastern Washington		5	–	3					6	–	5
Weber State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Northern Colorado		3	–	5					6	–	5
Montana State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Cal Poly		3	–	5					4	–	7
UC Davis		2	–	6					2	–	9
Idaho State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Sacramento State		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Jody Sears and played their home games at Hornet Stadium. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference.^[1] They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 12th place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Non-Conference Schedule
September 5	6:05 PM	Eastern Oregon*	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	WBS	W 41–20	11,735
September 12	11:00 AM	at Washington*	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	P12N	L 0–49	55,010
September 19	5:05 PM	at Weber State*	Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT	WBS	L 14–32	9,241
Conference Schedule
September 26	6:05 PM	#11 Eastern Washington	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	WBS	L 20–28	7,211
October 3	6:05 PM	Northern Colorado	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	WBS	L 20–27	6,079
October 10	4:00 PM	at #18 Montana State	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	CMM	L 13–35	19,407
October 17	5:05 PM	at Southern Utah	Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT	WBS	L 0–44	3,607
October 24	6:05 PM	Idaho State	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA		W 38–13	9,135
November 7	6:05 PM	at Cal Poly	Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	WBS	L 14–36	6,543
November 14	1:00 PM	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	WBS	L 35–49	5,937
November 21	2:30 PM	UC Davis	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic)	CSNCA	L 21–35	10,237
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Weber State on September 19 is considered a non conference game.

Game notes

Eastern Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	0	6	14	20
Hornets	14	17	10	0	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
Huskies	0	28	21	0	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	7	7	14
Wildcats	9	6	3	14	32

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–11	2014	SAC, 42–31

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Eagles	7	0	21	0	28
Hornets	10	10	0	0	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–17	2012	EWU, 31–28

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	3	10	7	27
Hornets	7	3	0	10	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–0	2014	SAC, 43–38

at Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	3	3	0	13
#18 Bobcats	14	7	7	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–16	2014	MSU, 59–56

at Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
Thunderbirds	21	0	16	7	44

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–7	2014	SAC, 42–21

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	7	3	3	0	13
Hornets	0	17	21	0	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–7	2014	ISU, 44–24

at Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	7	7	14
Mustangs	7	7	12	10	36

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–18	2014	POLY, 56–27

at Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	14	0	0	21	35
Lumberjacks	14	21	7	7	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–10	2013	NAU, 39–38

UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	14	7	7	35
Hornets	0	0	14	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–43	2014	SAC, 41–30

References

1. "Football". Sacramento State Athletics. Retrieved March 23, 2015.