2002 Sacramento State Hornets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2002
| team = Sacramento State Hornets
| sport = football
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| conference = Big Sky Conference
| short_conf = Big Sky
| record = 5–7
| conf_record = 3–4
| head_coach = John Volek
| hc_year = 8th
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| stadium = Hornet Stadium
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{{2002 Big Sky Conference football standings}}
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
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2002
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 31
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = UTEP
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| score = 12–42
| attend = 30,536
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2002|team=Saint Mary's Gaels|title=Saint Mary's}}
| site_stadium = Saint Mary's Stadium
| site_cityst = Moraga, CA
| score = 12–20
| attend = 2,810
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cal Poly
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 27–17
| attend = 14,651
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2002|team=Idaho State Bengals|title=Idaho State}}
| site_stadium = Holt Arena
| site_cityst = Pocatello, ID
| score = 24–32
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = UC Davis
| opprank = 9 (D-II)
| site_stadium = Charles C. Hughes Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| gamename = Causeway Classic
| score = 21–38
| attend = 15,892
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Arizona
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Walkup Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| score = 24–21
| attend = 9,126
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2002|team=Portland State Vikings|title=Portland State}}
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 20–34
| attend = 6,785
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2002|team=Eastern Washington Eagles|title=Eastern Washington}}
| site_stadium = Woodward Field
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| score = 48–41
| attend = 3,563
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = l
| opponent = Montana State
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 30–31
| attend = 5,977
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Montana
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| score = 24–31
| attend = 19,174
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2002|team=Weber State Wildcats|title=Weber State}}
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 41–38
| attend = 4,170
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Humboldt State
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 42–35
| attend = 4,730
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}}
{{cite web |author= |title=2002 Football Schedule |url=https://hornetsports.com/sports/football/schedule/2002 |publisher=California State University, Sacramento |access-date=January 6, 2025 }}
References
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