1991 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1991 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1991 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Bob Mattos, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the WFC. The team outscored its opponents 367 to 224 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

1991 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Western Football Conference
Record	8–2 (3–2 WFC)
Head coach	Bob Mattos (14th season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium
Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Western Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Portland State $^	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	3	–	0
Southern Utah	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Sacramento State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cal State Northridge	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Santa Clara	0	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at Pacific (CA)*		Stagg Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 43–40	17,500	^[1]
September 14	at Montana State*		Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 19–17	5,437	^[2]
September 21	at Abilene Christian*	No. 14	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 45–7	1,250	^[3]
October 5	No. 16 UC Davis*	No. 10	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic)	W 50–18	18,500–19,000	^[4]
October 12	at Chico State*	No. 9	University Stadium Chico, CA	W 63–21	6,248	^[5]
October 19	Cal Poly	No. 6	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 21–20	4,100	^[6]
October 26	Southern Utah	No. 6	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 19–22	1,746	^[7]
November 2	at No. 13 Portland State	No. 9	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 19–35	11,589	^[8]
November 9	at Santa Clara	No. 19	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 33–32	1,200	^[9]
November 16	Cal State Northridge		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 55–12	2,230	^[10]
*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

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1992 NFL Draft.^[12][13][14]

The following finished their college career in 1991, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Brian Allred	Defensive back	1993 Seattle Seahawks

References

1. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Pacific)" (PDF). Retrieved April 20, 2017.
2. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 20, 2017.
3. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Abilene Christian)" (PDF). Retrieved April 20, 2017.
4. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 20, 2017.
5. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 20, 2017.
6. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly (SLO))" (PDF). Retrieved April 20, 2017.
7. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Southern Utah)" (PDF). Retrieved April 20, 2017.
8. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 20, 2017.
9. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Santa Clara)" (PDF). Retrieved April 20, 2017.
10. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 20, 2017.
11. "Final 1991 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
12. . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
13. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
14. . Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.