2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Marshall Sperbeck, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Big Sky. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

2012 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Peterson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorAnthony Parker (3rd season)
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^   7 1     11 3  
No. 5 Montana State +^   7 1     11 2  
No. 12 Cal Poly +^   7 1     9 3  
No. 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 champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15:00 pmat New Mexico State*AggieVision/ALT/ESPN3L 19–4912,118
September 812:00 pmat Colorado*PAC-12 NetworkW 30–2846,843
September 152:00 pmNorthern Colorado*Big Sky TVW 28–177,408
September 226:00 pmNorth Dakota
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
Big Sky TVL 13–3510,774
September 2912:30 pmat Idaho StateBig Sky TVW 54–317,882
October 612:00 pmat Southern UtahBig Sky TVW 27–223,766
October 136:00 pmWeber State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
Big Sky TVW 19–1412,106
October 204:00 pmat No. 1 Eastern WashingtonComcast Hometown Network / Big Sky TVL 28–318,714
October 276:00 pmNo. 11 Cal Poly
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
Big Sky TVW 35–298,113
November 34:00 pmNo. 3 Montana State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
RTNWL 17–207,143
November 173:00 pmat UC DavisCSNCA / Big Sky TVL 27–349,899

Despite Northern Colorado also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the September 15 game against Sacramento State was considered a non-conference game.

Game summaries

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@ New Mexico State

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

@ Colorado

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

Northern Colorado

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

North Dakota

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

@ Idaho State

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

@ Southern Utah

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

Weber State

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

@ Eastern Washington

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

Cal Poly

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

Montana State

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

@ UC Davis

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

References

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