2008 Sacramento State Hornets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2008
| team = Sacramento State Hornets
| sport = football
| image = Sacramento State script 2008.svg
| image_size = 200
| conference = Big Sky Conference
| short_conf = Big Sky
| record = 6–6
| conf_record = 3–5
| head_coach = Marshall Sperbeck
| hc_year = 2nd
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| stadium = Hornet Stadium
}}
{{2008 Big Sky Conference football standings}}
The 2008 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Marshall Sperbeck, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 324 to 319 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2008
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 30
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Humboldt State
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 45–13
| attend = 10,172
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 6
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Colorado State
| site_stadium = Hughes Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| score = 20–23
| attend = 20,051
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Southern Oregon
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 27–16
| attend = 6,603
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| w/l = l
| opponent = Weber State
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 27–32
| attend = 7,186
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = w
| opponent = Portland State
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 41–31
| attend = 8,437
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Arizona
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = Walkup Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| score = 10–42
| attend = 9,157
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Montana
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| score = 7–43
| attend = 25,486
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = l
| opponent = Montana State
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 20–31
| attend = 6,138
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Eastern Washington Eagles|title=Eastern Washington}}
| site_stadium = Woodward Field
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| score = 15–13
| attend = 4,814
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = UC Davis
| site_stadium = Aggie Stadium
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| gamename = Causeway Classic
| score = 29–19
| attend = 10,317
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Northern Colorado Bears|title=Northern Colorado}}
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 45–25
| attend = 10,567
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Idaho State Bengals|title=Idaho State}}
| site_stadium = Holt Arena
| site_cityst = Pocatello, ID
| score = 33–36
| overtime = OT
| attend = 4,814
}}
}}
References
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