1989 Sacramento State Hornets football team

1989 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
Record5–4 (2–3 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Western Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Portland State $^ 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Cal State Northridge 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Southern Utah State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Santa Clara 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Cal Poly 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Cal Lutheran 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1989 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1989 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Bob Mattos, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the WFC. The team was outscored by its opponents 236 to 202 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at West Texas State*No. 5
W 35–225,306
September 9Chico State*No. 5
W 48–285,800–6,000[1]
September 16at Idaho*No. 5
L 3–459,100[2]
September 23No. 17 UC Davis*
W 21–2016,548
September 30Southern Utah StateNo. 17
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 31–194,618
October 14at Santa ClaraNo. 8
L 16–217,392
October 21Cal Poly
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 16–153,713
October 28at Portland StateNo. T–20
L 19–429,136
November 4Cal State Northridge
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 13–242,479

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References

  1. ^ "Final 1989 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  2. ^ Schulte, Chris (September 18, 1989). "Vandals' Friesz stings Hornets". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
  3. ^ "Final 1989 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.