The 1982 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bob Mattos, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the NCAC. The team outscored its opponents 249 to 243 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
| 1982 Sacramento State Hornets football | |
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| Conference | Northern California Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (3–2 NCAC) |
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| Home stadium | Hornet Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 UC Davis $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | at Cal State Northridge | W 30–25 | 1,315 | ||
| September 11 | Sonoma State* | W 39–17 | 5,284–5,384 | [1] | |
| September 18 | at Cal Poly Pomona |
| W 16–14 | 1,491 | |
| September 25 | Saint Mary's* |
| W 13–10 | 6,808 | |
| October 9 | at Cal State Hayward* | L 34–45 | 900 | ||
| October 16 | Cal Lutheran* |
| W 31–24 | 6,428 | |
| October 23 | Humboldt State |
| W 30–6 | 6,020 | |
| October 30 | at Chico State |
| W 13–6 | ||
| November 6 | San Francisco State* |
| W 23–14 | 5,549 | |
| November 13 | at No. 3 UC Davis* | L 6–51 | 12,700 | ||
| November 20 | Eastern Washington* |
| L 14–31 | 2,350 | |
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Team players in the NFL
editThe following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1983 NFL draft.[3][4][5]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Ken O'Brien | Quarterback | 1 | 24 | New York Jets |
References
edit- ^ "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sonoma State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "1983 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: Sacramento State". Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.