| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | Sacramento State Hornets |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Sky |
| Record: | 7–4 |
| Conf Record: | 6–2 |
| Head Coach: | Jody Sears |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Cooff Coach1: | Luke Huard |
| Cooc1 Year: | 1st |
| Cooff Coach2: | Paul Wulff |
| Cooc2 Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Sammy Lawanson |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Hornet Stadium |
The 2017 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jody Sears, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third 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 16 game against Sacramento State was considered a non-conference game.[1]
See also: 2017 Idaho Vandals football team.
See also: 2017 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team.
See also: 2017 Weber State Wildcats football team.
See also: 2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team.
See also: 2017 Eastern Washington Eagles football team.
See also: 2017 Idaho State Bengals football team.
See also: 2017 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team.
See also: 2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.
See also: 2017 Northern Colorado Bears football team.
See also: 2017 Cal Poly Mustangs football team.
See also: 2017 UC Davis Aggies football team and Causeway Classic.