| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | Sacramento State Hornets |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Sky |
| Record: | 2–9 |
| Conf Record: | 2–6 |
| Head Coach: | Jody Sears |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Cooff Coach1: | Paul Peterson |
| Cooc1 Year: | 5th |
| Cooff Coach2: | Paul Wulff |
| Cooc2 Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Sammy Lawanson |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Hornet Stadium |
The 2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Jody Sears, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for ninth in the Big Sky. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
Despite Weber State also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the September 17 game against Sacramento State was considered a non-conference game.[1]
See also: Western Oregon Wolves.
See also: 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team.
See also: 2016 Idaho State Bengals football team.
See also: 2016 Montana State Bobcats football team.
See also: 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team.
See also: 2016 Montana Grizzlies football team.
See also: 2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team.
See also: 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team.
See also: 2016 Portland State Vikings football team.
See also: 2016 UC Davis Aggies football team and Causeway Classic.