1996 Sacramento State Hornets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1996
| team = Sacramento State Hornets
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Sky Conference
| short_conf = Big Sky
| record = 1–10
| conf_record = 0–7
| head_coach = John Volek
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Hornet Stadium
}}
{{1996 Big Sky Conference football standings}}
The 1996 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach John Volek, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 466 to 248 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
Sacramento State competed for the first time in the Big Sky Conference in 1996. They had been a member of the American West Conference (AWC) from 1993 to 1995.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1996
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1996|team=Hofstra Flying Dutchmen|title=Hofstra}}
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = James M. Shuart Stadium
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| score = 3–33
| attend = 4,486
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = UC Davis
| site_stadium = Toomey Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| gamename = Causeway Classic
| score = 27–24
| attend = 11,140
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = l
| opponent = Montana
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 17–35
| attend = 7,423
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1996|team=Idaho State Bengals|title=Idaho State}}
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = Holt Arena
| site_cityst = Pocatello, ID
| score = 14–44
| attend = 6,130
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1996|team=Eastern Washington Eagles|title=Eastern Washington}}
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 34–51
| attend = 4,262
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Arizona
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Walkup Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| score = 32–51
| attend =
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = l
| opponent = Cal State Northridge
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 17–52
| attend = 4,007
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Portland State
| site_stadium = Civic Stadium
| site_cityst = Portland, OR
| score = 31–38
| attend = 8,030
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1996|team=Weber State Wildcats|title=Weber State}}
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 31–41
| attend = 2,164
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Montana State
| site_stadium = Reno H. Sales Stadium
| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT
| score = 14–49
| attend = 2,107
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cal Poly
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 28–48
| attend = 3,398
| source =
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=1996 Football Schedule |url=https://hornetsports.com/sports/football/schedule/1996 |publisher=California State University, Sacramento |access-date=January 6, 2025 }}
Team players in the NFL
The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1997 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1997.htm |title=1997 NFL Draft |access-date=January 12, 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527000715/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1984.htm |archivedate=May 27, 2009 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/sacramentost/|title=Sacramento St. Players/Alumni|access-date = April 3, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=S&collegeName=Sacramento+State&abbrFlag=0&type=school|title=Draft History: Sacramento State|access-date=April 3, 2017|archive-date=April 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419104827/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=S&collegeName=Sacramento+State&abbrFlag=0&type=school|url-status=dead}}
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| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Fullback | 6 | 184 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Quarterback | 7 | 237 | San Diego Chargers |
References
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