2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team

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2012 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Peterson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorAnthony Parker (3rd season)
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^   7 1     11 3  
No. 5 Montana State +^   7 1     11 2  
No. 12 Cal Poly +^   7 1     9 3  
No. 20 Northern Arizona   6 2     8 3  
Sacramento State   4 4     6 5  
Northern Colorado   4 4     5 6  
Southern Utah   4 4     5 6  
North Dakota   3 5     5 6  
Montana   3 5     5 6  
UC Davis   3 5     4 7  
Portland State   2 6     3 8  
Weber State   2 6     2 9  
Idaho State   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Marshall Sperbeck, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Big Sky. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15:00 pmat New Mexico State*AggieVision/ALT/ESPN3L 19–4912,118
September 812:00 pmat Colorado*PAC-12 NetworkW 30–2846,843
September 152:00 pmNorthern Colorado*Big Sky TVW 28–177,408
September 226:00 pmNorth Dakota
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
Big Sky TVL 13–3510,774
September 2912:30 pmat Idaho StateBig Sky TVW 54–317,882
October 612:00 pmat Southern UtahBig Sky TVW 27–223,766
October 136:00 pmWeber State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
Big Sky TVW 19–1412,106
October 204:00 pmat No. 1 Eastern WashingtonComcast Hometown Network / Big Sky TVL 28–318,714
October 276:00 pmNo. 11 Cal Poly
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
Big Sky TVW 35–298,113
November 34:00 pmNo. 3 Montana State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
RTNWL 17–207,143
November 173:00 pmat UC DavisCSNCA / Big Sky TVL 27–349,899

Despite Northern Colorado also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the September 15 game against Sacramento State was considered a non-conference game.

Game summaries[edit]

@ New Mexico State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 10 9 0 19
Aggies 7 21 0 21 49

@ Colorado[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 17 0 6 30
Buffaloes 14 7 7 0 28

Northern Colorado[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 7 0 7 17
Hornets 7 7 7 7 28

North Dakota[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
North Dakota 7 7 14 7 35
Hornets 7 0 0 6 13

@ Idaho State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 14 13 7 20 54
Bengals 14 9 0 8 31

@ Southern Utah[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 0 13 7 27
Thunderbirds 3 13 6 0 22

Weber State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 0 7 14
Hornets 0 7 5 7 19

@ Eastern Washington[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 0 7 14 28
#1 Eagles 3 10 11 7 31

Cal Poly[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Mustangs 10 17 6 6 39
Hornets 7 21 0 7 35

Montana State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Bobcats 7 3 3 7 20
Hornets 3 7 7 0 17

@ UC Davis[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 6 7 7 7 27
Aggies 5 18 3 8 34

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