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2022 Sacramento State Hornets football team

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2022 Sacramento State Hornets football
Big Sky co-champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 5
FCS CoachesNo. 4
Record12–1 (8–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKris Richardson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorAndy Thompson (3rd season)
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Montana State +^   8 0     12 2  
No. 5 Sacramento State +^   8 0     12 1  
No. 9 Weber State ^   6 2     10 3  
No. 18 Idaho ^   6 2     7 5  
No. 25 UC Davis   5 3     6 5  
No. 14 Montana ^   4 4     8 5  
Portland State   3 5     4 7  
Eastern Washington   2 6     3 8  
Northern Colorado   2 6     3 8  
Northern Arizona   2 6     3 8  
Idaho State   1 7     1 10  
Cal Poly   1 7     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Troy Taylor, the Hornets played their home games on campus at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

This season set multiple milestones for Sac State. They beat an FBS team for the first time since 2012 with a 41–10 victory over Colorado State.[1] The Hornets claimed their best start to a season in school history when they won their seventh game against Montana 31–24 in overtime, and completed their first perfect regular season in school history following a 27–21 victory over UC Davis.[2] They won their first ever FCS playoff game with a 38–31 win over Richmond.[3] However, in the highest-scoring game in FCS playoff history, they were upset by Incarnate Word in the quarterfinals, 66–63.[4]

After the season in December, Taylor left for Stanford University and defensive coordinator Andy Thompson was promoted to head coach for 2023.[5]

Preseason

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Polls

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On July 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Hornets were predicted to finish second in the Big Sky by the coaches and third by the media.[6]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana 111 (3)
2 Sacramento State 110 (4)
3 Montana State 109 (5)
4 Weber State 84
5 UC Davis 82
6 Eastern Washington 76
7 Northern Arizona 62
8 Idaho 45
9 Portland State 42
10 Cal Poly 33
T-11 Idaho State 19
T-11 Northern Colorado 19
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana 356 (14)
2 Montana State 352 (13)
3 Sacramento State 335 (4)
4 Weber State 261
5 UC Davis 255 (1)
6 Eastern Washington 236
7 Northern Arizona 191
8 Portland State 146
9 Idaho 142
10 Cal Poly 85
11 Northern Colorado 71
12 Idaho State 66

Preseason All–Big Sky team

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The Hornets had five players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[7]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:30 p.m.Utah Tech*No. 7KMAX/ESPN+W 56–3310,257
September 172:00 p.m.at Northern Iowa*No. 8ESPN+W 37–218,818
September 241:00 p.m.at Colorado State*No. 7W 41–1025,445
October 15:00 p.m.at Cal PolyNo. 5ESPN+W 49–218,184
October 86:00 p.m.Northern ColoradoNo. 5
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
KMAX/ESPN+W 55–711,013
October 154:00 p.m.at Eastern WashingtonNo. 5ESPN+W 52–286,276
October 228:00 p.m.No. 7 MontanaNo. 2
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
ESPN2W 31–24 OT15,927
October 296:00 p.m.No. 14 IdahodaggerNo. 2
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
KMAX/ESPN+W 31–2817,241
November 512:00 p.m.at No. 5 Weber StateNo. 2ESPN+W 33–307,152
November 117:00 p.m.at Portland StateNo. 2ESPN+W 45–172,891
November 192:00 p.m.No. 24 UC DavisNo. 2
KMAX/ESPN+W 27–2123,073
December 32:00 p.m.No. 13 RichmondNo. 2
ESPN+W 38–319,136
December 97:30 p.m.No. 5 Incarnate WordNo. 2
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPN+L 63–6613,722
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

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Utah Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Trailblazers 0 10 9 14 33
No. 7 Hornets 21 14 14 7 56

At Northern Iowa

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Hornets 7 17 3 10 37
Panthers 7 0 14 0 21

At Colorado State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Hornets 7 17 7 10 41
Rams 0 10 0 0 10

At Cal Poly

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Hornets 7 14 14 14 49
Mustangs 0 0 7 14 21

Northern Colorado

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 7 0 7
No. 5 Hornets 7 17 21 10 55

At Eastern Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Hornets 21 14 10 7 52
Eagles 0 21 7 0 28

No. 7 Montana

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1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 7 Grizzlies 7 3 7 70 24
No. 2 Hornets 0 7 0 177 31

No. 14 Idaho

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Vandals 0 7 7 14 28
No. 2 Hornets 7 10 7 7 31

At No. 5 Weber State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Hornets 7 9 7 10 33
No. 5 Wildcats 7 0 7 16 30

At Portland State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Hornets 7 17 14 7 45
Vikings 0 0 3 14 17

No. 24 UC Davis

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Aggies 3 7 3 8 21
No. 2 Hornets 10 7 0 10 27

FCS Playoffs

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No. 13 Richmond – Second Round

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Spiders 14 7 10 0 31
No. 2 Hornets 7 10 7 14 38

No. 5 Incarnate Word – Quarterfinal

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No. 5 Incarnate Word Cardinals at No. 2 Sacramento State Hornets - NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Cardinals 7 21 102866
No. 2 Hornets 14 3 172963

at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, CA

  • Date: December 9
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 48 • Wind: None • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 13,722
  • Referee: Bruce Austin
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Connor Onion (play-by-play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
  • Box Score
Game information

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS77875552 (1)2 (2)2 (1)2 (6)2 (7)2 (9)5
Coaches7676545333 (2)2 (6)2 (5)2 (4)4

Players drafted into the NFL

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Round Pick Player Position NFL team
3 76 Marte Mapu LB New England Patriots

References

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  1. ^ Davidson, Joe (September 25, 2022). "'That was fun': Sacramento State blasts upper-division Colorado State". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  2. ^ Martinez, Jeremiah (November 29, 2022). "Sac State Hornets to host playoff game, here's a look back at their undefeated season". KTXL. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  3. ^ Davidson, Joe (December 4, 2022). "Slingin' in the rain: Sacramento State airs it out vs. Richmond for first FCS playoff win". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  4. ^ Davidson, Joe (December 10, 2022). "Incarnate Word QB Lindsey Scott Jr. ends Sac State's dream season in FCS playoff classic". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  5. ^ Dapper, Michelle (December 16, 2022). "Sacramento State football welcomes Andy Thompson as new head coach". KCRA. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  6. ^ "Montana Tabbed Big Sky Preseason Favorites by Coaches & Media". July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  7. ^ "FOOTBALL PICKED SECOND BY COACHES, THIRD BY MEDIA; FIVE EARN PRESEASON HONORS". hornetsports.com. July 27, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 Football Schedule". Sacramento State Athletics. Retrieved May 16, 2021.