2008 Sacramento State Hornets football team

2008 Sacramento State Hornets football

Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–6 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Marshall Sperbeck (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Montana $^	7	–	1	14	–	2
No. 7 Weber State $^	7	–	1	10	–	4
Montana State	5	–	3	7	–	5
Eastern Washington	5	–	3	6	–	5
Northern Arizona	4	–	4	6	–	5
Sacramento State	3	–	5	6	–	6
Portland State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Northern Colorado	1	–	7	1	–	10
Idaho State	1	–	7	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Marshall Sperbeck, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 324 to 319 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	Humboldt State*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 45–13	10,172	^[1]
September 6	at Colorado State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 20–23	20,051	^[2]
September 13	Southern Oregon*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 27–16	6,603	^[3]
September 20	Weber State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 27–32	7,186	^[4]
September 27	Portland State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 41–31	8,437	^[5]
October 4	at No. 24 Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 10–42	9,157	^[6]
October 18	at No. 8 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 7–43	25,486	^[7]
October 25	Montana State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 20–31	6,138	^[8]
November 1	at Eastern Washington	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	W 15–13	4,814	^[9]
November 8	at UC Davis*	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA (Causeway Classic)	W 29–19	10,317	^[10]
November 15	Northern Colorado	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 45–25	10,567	^[11]
November 22	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 33–36 ^OT	4,814	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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Venues	Charles C. Hughes Stadium (1954, 1959–1968) Grant Stadium (1955–1958) Hornet Field (1967–1968) Hornet Stadium (1969–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games UC Davis: Causeway Classic
Culture & lore	Herkey the Hornet Sacramento State Marching Band Fight, Hornet, Fight! KIFM
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

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