2002 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 2002 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

2002 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2002 record5–7 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • John Volek (8th season)
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
(Capacity: 21,195)
2002 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 7 Montana +^  5 –2     11 –3  
No. 19 Montana State +^  5 –2     7 –6  
No. 18 Idaho State +  5 –2     8 –3  
Eastern Washington  3 –4     6 –5  
Northern Arizona  3 –4     6 –5  
Portland State  3 –4     6 –5  
Sacramento State  3 –4     5 –8  
Weber State  1 –6     3 –8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Sacramento State competed in the Big Sky Conference. The Hornets were led by eighth-year head coach John Volek and played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins and seven losses (5–7, 3–4 Big Sky). Sacramento State was outscored by its opponents 325–380 for the season. This was John Volek's last season as head coach at Sacramento State. He finished his eight seasons with a record of 31–57–1, which is a .354 winning percentage.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 31at UTEP*
L 12–4230,536[1]
September 7at Saint Mary's*
L 12–202,810[2]
September 21Cal Poly[note 2]*
W 27–1714,651[3]
September 28at Idaho State
L 24–32[4]
October 5at UC Davis*
L 21–3815,892[5]
October 12at Northern Arizona
W 24–219,126[6]
October 19Portland State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 20–346,785[7]
October 26at Eastern Washington
W 48–413,563[8]
November 2Montana State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
L 30–315,977[9]
November 9at Montana
L 24–3119,174[10]
November 16Weber State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
W 41–384,170[11]
November 23Humboldt State*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, California
W 42–354,730[12]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 2003 NFL Draft.[15][16][17]

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.

References
  1. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UTEP)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  2. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Saint Mary's)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  3. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  4. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Idaho State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  5. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  6. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Northern Ariz.)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  7. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  8. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Eastern Wash.)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  9. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  10. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  11. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Weber State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  12. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Humboldt State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  13. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  14. "Hornetsports.com: Football Yearly Results". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  15. "2003 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  16. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  17. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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