2006 Sacramento State Hornets football team

2006 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–7 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Steve Mooshagian (4th season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium

2006 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Montana $^		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 10 Montana State ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 19 Portland State		6	–	2					7	–	4
Northern Arizona		5	–	3					6	–	5
Sacramento State		4	–	4					4	–	7
Weber State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Eastern Washington		3	–	5					3	–	8
Idaho State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Northern Colorado		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Steve Mooshagian in fourth and final season as head coach, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 288 to 168 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Mooshagian finished his tenure as Sacramento State with record of 11–33, for a .333 winning percentage.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 0–45	29,674
September 16	No. 3 Cal Poly*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 10–17	8,143
September 23	at No. 5 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 14–59	23,619
September 30	at Eastern Washington	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	W 21–20	6,738
October 7	Weber State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 24–21	7,184
October 14	Montana State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 18–21	5,260
October 21	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 22–39	7,362
October 28	Northern Colorado	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 14–9	4,109
November 4	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	W 22–14	6,298
November 11	No. 23 Portland State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 7–13	4,410
November 18	at UC Davis*	Toomey Field Davis, CA (Causeway Classic)	L 16–30	7,905
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game