2025 Sacramento State Hornets football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2025

| team = Sacramento State Hornets

| sport = football

| image = Sacramento State script 2008.svg

| image_size = 200

| conference = Big Sky Conference

| short_conf = Big Sky

| STATSRank =

| FCSCoachRank =

| record = 0–0

| conf_record = 0–0

| head_coach = Brennan Marion

| hc_year = 1st

| off_coach = Ken Merchant

| oc_year = 1st

| cooff_coach1 = A.C. Patterson

| cooc1_year = 1st

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Marcus Patton

| dc_year = 1st

| codef_coach1 = Josh Brown

| codc1_year = 1st

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Hornet Stadium

| bowl =

| bowl_result =

}}

The 2025 Sacramento State Hornets football team will represent California State University, Sacramento during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. The 2025 season should be the last season of the Hornets in the FCS. A realignment to the FBS was announced in 2025. They are expected to be led by first-year head coach Brennan Marion and play their home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Offseason

=Transfers=

==Outgoing==

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Evan Kiely

|Boise State

Carson Conklin

|QB

|Fresno State

Zelmar Vedder

|DB

|Houston

Devin Gandy

|WR

|Louisiana Tech

Elijah Tau-Tolliver

|RB

|Michigan State

Murvin Kenion III

|DB

|Nevada

Joey Wright

|OL

|Nevada

Jackson Lataimua

|DB

|North Texas

Danny Scudero

|WR

|San Jose State

AJ Campos

|LS

|San Jose State

Mason Brosseau

|DT

|South Dakota State

Carson Camp

|QB

|Southeastern Louisiana

Nathan Mejia

|OL

|Stanford

Jayden Davis

|Western Michigan

Jayden Weber

|WR

|Unknown

Mekhei Byrd

|WR

|Unknown

Phoenix Rose

|DB

|Unknown

Kyle Stahlecker

|DE

|Unknown

Coleman Kuntz

|TE

|Unknown

Spencer Patton

|DT

|Unknown

Davion Ross

|Unknown

Ezra Moleni

|RB

|Unknown

Tyler Henry

|DL

|Unknown

Jason Auzenne

|WR/RB

|Unknown

Darren Burton II

|DB

|Unknown

Kam Rocha

|DB

|Unknown

Diego Davis

|LB

|Withdrawn

==Incoming==

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|Player|Position|Previous school|team=Sacramento State Hornets|border=2}}

Connor McDowell

|LS

|Angelo State

Jekob Jones

|LB

|Cal Poly

Jordan Herman

|OL

|Charlotte

Damian Henderson II

|RB

|Colorado State

Jordan Williams

|TE

|Colorado State

Malik Tullis

|DL

|Eastern Michigan

Melvin Swindle II

|DL

|Eastern Michigan

Jaden Rashada

|QB

|Georgia

Darren Burton II

|DB

|Hampton

Jayden Davis

|DB

|Idaho State

Chase Brackney

|DL

|Iowa

Jamar Curtis

|RB

|Lafayette

James Jones

|RB

|Louisiana–Monroe

Itayvion Brown

|DE

|Michigan State

Miles Bailey

|DL

|Murray State

Brodie Tagaloa

|DL

|Nebraska

Savion Red

|RB

|Nevada

Ikaika Ragsdale

|WR

|North Texas

Grant Meadors

|Oregon

Jordan Anderson

|WR

|Oregon State

Rodney Hammond

|RB

|Pittsburgh

Logan Tanner

|TE

|San Diego State

Dean Abdullah

|TE

|San Diego State

Mikey Henderson

|WR

|Tarleton State

Syncere Massey

|DL

|Texas Southern

Deven Wright

|DE

|Texas State

Cardell Williams

|QB

|Tulsa

Ricky Lee III

|DB

|UAB

Agiye Hall

|RB

|UCF

Joseph Firebaugh Jr.

|UCLA

Timothy Conerly

|WR

|UNLV

Brennon Scott

|LB

|UNLV

Damien McDaniel

|WR

|UNLV

Sammy Norris

|FB

|UNLV

Keith Conley

|DL

|UNLV

Bear Tenney

|TE

|Utah

Oscar Moore

|DB

|UTEP

Jace Wilson

|WR

|UTSA

Sam Adams II

|RB

|Washington

Jackson Lataimua

|DB

|Washington State

Warren Smith

|DB

|Washington State

Taison Fa’asuamanu

|LB

|West Liberty

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=Coaching staff additions=

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! style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sacramento State Hornets|border=2|color=white}}"|Name

! style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sacramento State Hornets|border=2|color=white}}"|New Position

! style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sacramento State Hornets|border=2|color=white}}"|Previous Team

! style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sacramento State Hornets|border=2|color=white}}"|Previous Position

! style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sacramento State Hornets|border=2|color=white}}"|Source

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|Brennan Marion

|Head coach

|UNLV

|Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks

|{{cite web|url=https://hornetsports.com/news/2024/12/20/football-brennan-marion-named-head-football-coach.aspx|title=BRENNAN MARION NAMED HEAD FOOTBALL COACH|website=hornetsports|access-date=February 1, 2025|date=December 20, 2024}}

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|Kenneth Merchant

|Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks

|UNLV

|Offensive analyst

|{{cite web|url=https://hornetsports.com/sports/football/coaches|title=2025 Football Coaching Staff|website=hornetsports|access-date=February 1, 2025}}

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|AC Patterson

|Co-offensive coordinator/Running backs

|Portland State

|Assistant head coach/Offensive coordinator/Running backs

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|Marcus Patton

|Defensive coordinator

|Colorado State

|Cornerbacks

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|Josh Brown

|Co-defensive coordinator/Linebackers

|McNeese

|Co-defensive coordinator/Safeties

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|Darrin Walls

|Defensive pass game coordinator/Cornerbacks

|Albany

|Co-defensive coordinator/Cornerbacks

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|Rob Wenger

|Special teams

|Minnesota

|Special teams/Rush ends

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|Robbie Bell

|Tight ends

|Georgia Tech

|Offensive line quality control

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|Nathan Kenion

|Safeties

|Diablo Valley JC

|Defensive coordinator

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|Sidhart Krishnamurthi

|Wide receivers

|San Jose State

|Offensive quality control

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|Ed McGilvra

|Defensive line

|College of the Canyons

|Defensive line

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|Jake Vang

|Edge rushers

|Colorado State

|Defensive analyst

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2025

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS

| poll = STATS

| timezone = Pacific

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 30

| time =

| w/l =

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = South Dakota State

| site_stadium = Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium

| site_cityst = Brookings, SD

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 6

| time =

| w/l =

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Nevada

| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium

| site_cityst = Reno, NV

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 13

| time =

| w/l =

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Mercyhurst

| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium

| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 20

| time =

| w/l =

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Central Arkansas

| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium

| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| time =

| w/l =

| opponent = Cal Poly

| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium

| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| time =

| w/l =

| away = y

| opponent = Weber State

| site_stadium = Stewart Stadium

| site_cityst = Ogden, UT

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| time =

| w/l =

| opponent = Northern Colorado

| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium

| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| time =

| w/l =

| opponent = Montana

| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium

| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| time =

| w/l =

| away = y

| opponent = Eastern Washington

| site_stadium = Roos Field

| site_cityst = Cheney, WA

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| time =

| w/l =

| away = y

| opponent = Portland State

| site_stadium = Hillsboro Stadium

| site_cityst = Hillsboro, OR

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| time =

| w/l =

| opponent = Idaho

| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium

| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| time =

| w/l =

| away = y

| opponent = UC Davis

| site_stadium = UC Davis Health Stadium

| site_cityst = Davis, CA

| gamename = Causeway Classic

| tv =

| score =

| attend =

}}

{{cite web |title=2025 Sacramento State Football Schedule|url=https://fbschedules.com/2025-sacramento-state-football-schedule/|website=FBSchedules|access-date=1 February 2025}}

References

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