1982 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1982 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bob Mattos, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the NCAC. The team outscored its opponents 249 to 243 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

1982 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	8–3 (3–2 NCAC)
Head coach	Bob Mattos (5th season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
Sacramento State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Cal State Hayward	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
San Francisco State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Chico State	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Humboldt State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Cal State Northridge	Devonshire Downs Northridge, CA	W 30–25	1,315	^[1]
September 11	Sonoma State*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 39–17	5,284–5,384	^[2]^[3]^[4]
September 18	at Cal Poly Pomona	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	W 16–14	1,491	^[5]
September 25	Saint Mary's*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 13–10	6,808	^[6]
October 9	at Cal State Hayward*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 34–45	900	^[7]
October 16	Cal Lutheran*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 31–24	6,428	^[8]
October 23	Humboldt State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 30–6	6,020	^[9]
October 30	at Chico State	University Stadium Chico, CA	W 13–6		^[10]
November 6	San Francisco State*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 23–14	5,549	^[11]
November 13	at No. 3 UC Davis*	Toomey Field Davis, CA (rivalry)	L 6–51	12,700	^[12]
November 20	Eastern Washington*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 14–31	2,350	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft.^[15][16][17]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Ken O'Brien	Quarterback	1	24	New York Jets

References

1. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
2. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Sonoma State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
3. "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
4. "Sonoma State Football - 1982". Retrieved November 14, 2017.
5. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly Pomona)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
6. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Saint Mary's)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
7. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Hayward)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
8. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Lutheran)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
9. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Humboldt State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
10. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
11. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (SF State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
12. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
13. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Eastern Wash)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
14. "Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
15. . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
16. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
17. . Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.