1998 Sacramento State Hornets football team

1998 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Montana $^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Cal State Northridge   5 – 3     7 – 4  
No. 25 Montana State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Weber State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Eastern Washington   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Portland State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Northern Arizona   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Sacramento State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Idaho State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach John Volek, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 300 to 289 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Saint Mary's*
W 25–122,354
September 12Cal Poly*
W 22–145,011
September 19at No. 2 (D-II) UC Davis*
L 17–3510,467
September 26at Montana State
L 30–3710,227
October 3No. 12 Weber State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 14–273,516
October 10at Portland State
L 31–585,957[1]
October 17No. 16 Cal State Northridge
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 35–215,947
October 24at Northern Arizona
W 38–213,991
October 31Eastern Washington
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 25–314,237
November 7at Idaho State
W 36–133,412
November 14No. 22 Montana
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 16–318,268

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1999 NFL draft.[3][4][5]

The following finished their college career in 1998, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Kato Serwanga Defensive back 1999 New England Patriots
Wasswa Serwanga Defensive back 1999 San Francisco 49ers

References

  1. ^ "Blanchard sparks Vikes to victory". Great Falls Tribune. October 11, 1998. p. 32. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "1998 Football Schedule". California State University, Sacramento. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  3. ^ "1999 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.