Year: | 2021 |
Team: | Sacramento State Hornets |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
Short Conf: | Big Sky |
Statsrank: | 10 |
Fcscoachrank: | 11 |
Record: | 9–3 |
Conf Record: | 8–0 |
Head Coach: | Troy Taylor |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Off Coach: | Kris Richardson |
Oc Year: | 2nd |
Def Coach: | Andy Thompson |
Dc Year: | 2nd |
Stadium: | Hornet Stadium |
Champion: | Big Sky champion |
Bowl: | NCAA Division I Second Round |
Bowl Result: | L 19–24 vs. South Dakota State |
Prev Year: | 2019 |
The 2021 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Troy Taylor and played their home games at Hornet Stadium. They competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference.
On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Hornets were predicted to finish fifth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]
1 | Weber State | (7) | |
2 | Montana | (3) | |
3 | Eastern Washington | (2) | |
4 | Montana State | (1) | |
5 | Sacramento State | (1) | |
6 | UC Davis | ||
7 | Northern Arizona | ||
8 | Idaho | ||
9 | Idaho State | ||
10 | Portland State | ||
11 | Southern Utah | ||
12 | Cal Poly | ||
13 | Northern Colorado |
1 | Weber State | (14) | |
2 | Montana | (4) | |
3 | Eastern Washington | (3) | |
4 | Montana State | (3) | |
5 | Sacramento State | ||
6 | UC Davis | ||
7 | Northern Arizona | ||
8 | Idaho | ||
9 | Idaho State | ||
10 | Portland State | ||
11 | Southern Utah | ||
12 | Northern Colorado | ||
13 | Cal Poly |
The Hornets had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
Offense
Elijah Dotson – RB
Marshel Martin – TE
See also: 2021 Dixie State Trailblazers football team.
See also: 2021 Northern Iowa Panthers football team.
See also: 2021 California Golden Bears football team.
See also: 2021 Idaho State Bengals football team.
See also: 2021 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team.
See also: 2021 Montana Grizzlies football team.
See also: 2021 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.
See also: 2021 Northern Colorado Bears football team.
See also: 2021 Cal Poly Mustangs football team.
See also: 2021 Portland State Vikings football team.
See also: 2021 UC Davis Aggies football team and Causeway Classic.