1981 Sacramento State Hornets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1981
| team = Sacramento State Hornets
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Far Western Conference
| short_conf = FWC
| record = 5–6
| conf_record = 1–4
| head_coach = Bob Mattos
| hc_year = 4th
| captain =
| stadium = Hornet Stadium
}}
{{1981 Far Western Conference football standings}}
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.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1981|team=San Francisco Dons|title=San Francisco}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA
| score = 47–0
| attend = 4,517
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cal Poly Pomona
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 7–14
| attend = 4,810
| source = {{cite news|title=Southland|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 20, 1981|page=III-18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9963244/southland_19810920/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 1, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1981|team=Saint Mary's Gaels|title=Saint Mary's}}
| site_stadium = Saint Mary's Stadium
| site_cityst = Moraga, CA
| score = 14–9
| attend = 4,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1981|team=Redlands Bulldogs|title=Redlands}}
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 45–8
| attend = 4,030
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 38–17
| attend = 4,090
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1981|team=Cal Lutheran Kingsmen|title=Cal Lutheran}}
| site_stadium = Mt. Clef Field
| site_cityst = Thousand Oaks, CA
| score = 6–13
| attend = 1,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Chico State
| site_stadium = University Stadium
| site_cityst = Chico, CA
| score = 24–34
| attend = 5,310–5,562
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/95/stats/13169 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 22, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| opponent = Cal State Hayward
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 10–27
| attend = 3,461
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cal State Northridge
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 33–20
| attend = 2,503
| source = {{cite news|title=Southland|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 8, 1981|page=III-19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9963392/southland_19811108/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 1, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Humboldt State
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 19–23
| attend = 1,700–1,723
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/291/stats/13169 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=September 20, 2024 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = UC Davis
| site_stadium = Toomey Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 13–21
| attend = 5,600
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/102/stats/13169 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=April 26, 2022 }}
References
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