2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team

2012 Sacramento State Hornets football
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Conference	Big Sky Conference
2012 record	6–5 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Marshall Sperbeck (6th year)
Offensive coordinator	Paul Peterson (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Anthony Parker (3rd year)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium (Capacity: 21,195)

2012 Big Sky football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#4 Eastern Washington +^		7	–	1					11	–	3
#2 Montana State +^		7	–	1					11	–	2
#12 Cal Poly +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
#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 co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant As of December 15, 2012 ; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth year head coach Marshall Sperbeck and played their home games at Hornet Stadium. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Non-Conference Schedule
September 1	5:00 PM	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	AggieVision/ALT/ESPN3	L 19–49	12,118
September 8	12:00 PM	at Colorado*	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	PAC-12 Network	W 30–28	46,843
September 15	2:00 PM	Northern Colorado*	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	Big Sky TV	W 28–17	7,408
Conference Schedule
September 22	6:00 PM	North Dakota	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	Big Sky TV	L 13–35	10,774
September 29	12:30 PM	at Idaho State	Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID	Big Sky TV	W 54–31	7,882
October 6	12:00 PM	at Southern Utah	Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT	Big Sky TV	W 27–22	3,766
October 13	6:00 PM	Weber State	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	Big Sky TV	W 19–14	12,106
October 20	4:00 PM	at #1 Eastern Washington	Roos Field • Cheney, WA	Comcast Hometown Network/Big Sky TV	L 28–31	8,714
October 27	6:00 PM	#11 Cal Poly	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	Big Sky TV	W 35–29	8,113
November 3	4:00 PM	#3 Montana State	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	RTNW	L 17–20	7,143
November 17	3:00 PM	at UC Davis	Aggie Stadium • Davis, CA (Causeway Classic)	CSNCA/Big Sky TV	L 27–34	9,899
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Despite Northern Colorado also being a member of the Big Sky, their September 15 meeting was considered a non-conference game.

• Source: Schedule

Game notes

@ New Mexico State

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

See also: 2012 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Colorado

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

See also: 2012 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Northern Colorado

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

See also: 2012 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–0	2011	SAC, 14–0

North Dakota

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

See also: 2012 University of North Dakota football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1979	ND, 31–0

@ Idaho State

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

See also: 2012 Idaho State Bengals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–6	2011	SAC, 24–9

@ Southern Utah

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

See also: 2012 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–6	2011	SUU, 35–14

Weber State

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

See also: 2012 Weber State Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–11	2011	WSU, 49–17

@ Eastern Washington

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

See also: 2012 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–16	2011	EWU, 42–35

Cal Poly

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

See also: 2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–16	2009	POLY, 38–19

Montana State

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

See also: 2012 Montana State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–14	2011	MSU, 31–21

@ UC Davis

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

See also: 2012 UC Davis Aggies football team and Causeway Classic

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–41	2011	UCD, 23–19