1983 Sacramento State Hornets football team
The 1983 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Bob Mattos, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 5–5–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the NCAC. The team outscored its opponents 258 to 245 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
| 1983 Sacramento State Hornets football | |
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| Conference | Northern California Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5–1 (4–1–1 NCAC) |
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| Home stadium | Hornet Stadium (capacity: 21,195) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 UC Davis $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sonoma State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | at Sonoma State |
| W 35–7 | 1,900 | [1] |
| September 10 | Cal Poly* | L 15–38 | 7,360 | ||
| September 17 | at Portland State* | L 16–25 | 2,034 | [2] | |
| September 24 | Cal State Northridge* |
| L 14–20 | 4,050 | [3][4] |
| October 8 | at Saint Mary's* |
| L 15–23 | 4,745 | [5] |
| October 15 | at Cal Lutheran* |
| W 42–14 | 1,600 | |
| October 22 | at Humboldt State | W 35–20 | 2,850 | [6] | |
| October 29 | Chico State |
| T 15–15 | 1,200 | [7] |
| November 5 | at San Francisco State | W 37–25 | 600 | ||
| November 12 | No. T–1 UC Davis |
| L 14–52 | 7,650 | [8] |
| November 19 | Cal State Hayward |
| W 20–6 | 550–1,600 | [9] |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.[11][12][13]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| John Farley | Running back | 4 | 92 | Cincinnati Bengals |
References
- Rich Mellott (September 4, 1983). "SSU score didn't tell story". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 1F. Retrieved November 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- "Saturday's College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Saint Mary's)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Humboldt State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- "1984 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- "Draft History: Sacramento State". Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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