2010 Sacramento State Hornets football team

2010 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorAnthony Parker (1st season)
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Eastern Washington +^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 11 Montana State +^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 20 Montana   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Weber State   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Sacramento State   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Northern Arizona   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Northern Colorado   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Portland State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Idaho State   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Marshall Sperbeck, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Big Sky. The team outscored its opponents 353 to 272 for the season. This was the first winning season for the Hornets since the 2000 team finished 7–4. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Stanford*
L 17–5230,626[1]
September 11Western Oregon*
W 31–177,811[2]
September 18No. 21 Weber State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 24–176,937[3]
September 25at No. 14 Montana
L 25–2825,965[4]
October 2No. 10 Montana State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 61–64 OT6,311[5]
October 9Northern Colorado
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 42–79,011[6]
October 23at No. 8 Eastern Washington
L 24–287,147[7]
October 30at Northern Arizona
W 40–106,729[8]
November 6Portland State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 28–157,812[9]
November 13at Idaho State
W 45–174,694[10]
November 20at UC Davis*
L 16–179,785[11]

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 2011 NFL draft.[13][14][15]

The following finished their college career in 2010, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
McLeod Bethel-Thompson Quarterback 2012 Minnesota Vikings

References

  1. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Stanford)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Western Oregon)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Weber State)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  5. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana State)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  6. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Northern Colo.)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  7. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Eastern Wash.)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  8. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Northern Ariz.)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  9. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  10. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Idaho State)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  11. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  12. ^ "Hornetsports.com: Football Yearly Results". Archived from the original on April 27, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  13. ^ "2011 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  14. ^ "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  15. ^ "Draft History: Sacramento State". Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.