1980 Sacramento State Hornets football team

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

1980 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record3–7 (1–4 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 0 0 7 2 1
Cal State Hayward 3 2 0 6 4 0
Chico State 3 2 0 5 5 0
San Francisco State 2 3 0 3 6 1
Sacramento State 1 4 0 3 7 0
Humboldt State 1 4 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1980 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Bob Mattos, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 185 to 161 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Eastern Washington*L 10–122,000
September 20at Cal Poly Pomona*
L 7–274,000[1]
October 4UC Davis
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA (rivalry)
L 6–165,683–7,200[2][3]
October 11at San Francisco StateL 0–191,413
October 18
Cal Lutheran
*
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 28–131,167
October 25Chico State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 22–245,100
November 1at Cal State HaywardL 10–14500–1,800[4]
November 8at
North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
  • L 20–243,500[5]
    November 15Humboldt State
    • Hornet Stadium
    • Sacramento, CA
    W 34–172,700
    November 22at No. 3 Cal Poly*W 24–195,470

    [6]

    References