1983 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1983 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season.

1983 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
1983 record5–5–1 (4–1–1 NCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
1983 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 UC Davis $^ 6 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
Sacramento State 4 –1 –1  5 –5 –1
Chico State 3 –2 –1  4 –5 –1
Cal State Hayward 3 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Humboldt State 3 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
San Francisco State 1 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
Sonoma State 0 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

Sacramento State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC). Prior to 1983, the conference had been known as the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Hornets were led by sixth-year head coach Bob Mattos. They played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of five wins, five losses and one tie (5–5–1, 4–1–1 NCAC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 258–245 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 3at Sonoma State
W 35–71,900[1]
September 10Cal Poly[note 2]*
L 15–38
September 17at Portland State*
L 16–252,034[2]
September 24Cal State Northridge*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 14–20[3]4,050[4]
October 8at Saint Mary's*
L 15–234,745[5]
October 15at California Lutheran*
W 42–14
October 22at Humboldt State
W 35–202,350[6]
October 29Chico State[note 3]
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
T 15–151,200[7]
November 5at San Francisco State
W 37–25
November 12UC Davis
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California (Rivalry)
L 14–527,650[8]
November 19Cal State Hayward[note 4]
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
W 20–6
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.[10][11][12]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
John FarleyRunning back492Cincinnati Bengals

Notes
  1. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  2. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  3. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.

References
  1. Rich Mellott (September 4, 1983). "SSU score didn't tell story". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 1F. Retrieved November 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  3. "Saturday's College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  5. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Saint Mary's)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  6. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Humboldt State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  7. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  8. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  9. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  10. "1984 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  11. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  12. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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