1990 Sacramento State Hornets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1990
| team = Sacramento State Hornets
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Western Football Conference
| short_conf = WFC
| record = 4–6
| conf_record = 1–4
| head_coach = Bob Mattos
| hc_year = 13th
| captain =
| stadium = Hornet Stadium
}}
{{1990 Western Football Conference football standings}}
The 1990 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1990 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Bob Mattos, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the WFC. The team was outscored by its opponents 259 to 225 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1990
| rankdivision = NCAA Division II
| poll = NCAA Division II Football Committee
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 1
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1990|team=West Texas State Buffaloes|title=West Texas State}}
| site_stadium = Charles C. Hughes Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 35–22
| attend = 1,700–2,356
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Pacific (CA)
| site_stadium = Stagg Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Stockton, CA
| score = 48–28
| attend = 8,013
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Nevada
| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| score = 3–45
| attend = 15,080
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-sac-state-falls-417/162448182/|work=The Sacramento Bee|title=Sac State falls 41–7, loses defensive captain|date=September 16, 1990|accessdate=January 6, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = UC Davis
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Charles C. Hughes Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| gamename = Causeway Classic
| score = 21–20
| attend = 15,400
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1990|team=Portland State Vikings|title=Portland State}}
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Charles C. Hughes Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 31–19
| attend = 1,750
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1990|team=Southern Utah State Thunderbirds|title=Southern Utah State}}
| site_stadium = Eccles Coliseum
| site_cityst = Cedar City, UT
| score = 16–21
| attend = 2,915
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Cal Poly
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Mustang Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| score = 16–15
| attend = 6,375
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Cal State Northridge
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = North Campus Stadium
| site_cityst = Northridge, CA
| score = 19–42
| attend = 4,083
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1990|team=Morris Brown Wolverines|title=Morris Brown}}
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 13–24
| attend = 3,576
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = l
| opponent = Santa Clara
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 22–24
| attend = 2,462
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1990 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/102/stats/13639 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=April 26, 2022 }}
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