2011 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 2011 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Marshall Sperbeck, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Sky. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

2011 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorAnthony Parker (2nd season)
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Montana State $^   7 1     10 3  
No. 5 Montana† ^   5 1     6 2  
Portland State   5 3     7 4  
Eastern Washington   5 3     6 5  
Weber State   5 3     5 6  
Northern Arizona   3 5     4 7  
Sacramento State   3 5     4 7  
Idaho State*   1 7     2 9  
Northern Colorado   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • † Montana vacated two conference wins, five total wins, their conference co-championship, and playoff participation (three games, including two of the five total wins) in 2011
    * Idaho State ineligible for FCS playoffs due to APR violations
Rankings from The Sports Network poll, using Montana's later-diminished W–L record

Sacramento State opened the season with a 29–28 win over Oregon State of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 31:00 pmat Oregon State*No. 24W 29–2841,581
September 1012:00 pmat Southern Utah*No. 12KCRA 3.2 MOREtv/KMYUL 14–356,238
September 175:00 pmat Weber StateNo. 20L 17–498,362
September 246:00 pmNo. 10 MontanaKPAXW 42–2812,751
October 112:30 pmat No. 4 Montana StateNo. 25Max MediaL 21–3118,847
October 812:30 pmat Northern ColoradoW 14–01,189
October 226:00 pmEastern Washington 
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 35–42 OT10,705
October 296:00 pmat Northern Arizona
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
NAU-TV/FCSPL 26–276,119
November 51:00 pmat Portland StateL 20–294,635
November 126:00 pmIdaho State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 24–95,317
November 192:00 pmUC Davis*
CSNCAL 19–2312,874

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References

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  1. ^ "Football Schedule - Hornet Sports". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011.