1998 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1998 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1998 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
1998 record	5–6 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	John Volek (4th season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium (Capacity: 21,195)

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

Sacramento State competed in the Big Sky Conference. The Hornets were led by fourth-year head coach John Volek and played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. They finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 3–5 Big Sky). Sacramento State was outscored by its opponents 289–300 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	at Saint Mary's*	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, California	W 25–12	2,354[1]
September 12	Cal Poly[note 2]*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	W 22–14	5,011[2]
September 19	at UC Davis*	Toomey Field Davis, California (Rivalry)	L 17–35	10,467[3]
September 26	at Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, Montana	L 30–37	10,227[4]
October 3	Weber State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	L 14–27	3,516[5]
October 10	at Portland State	Civic Stadium Portland, Oregon	L 31–58	5,957[6]
October 17	Cal State Northridge	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	W 35–21	5,947[7]
October 24	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona	W 38–21	3,991[8]
October 31	Eastern Washington	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	L 25–31	4,237[9]
November 7	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho	W 36–13	3,412[10]
November 14	Montana	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	L 16–31	8,268[11]
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.[14][15][16]

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

Notes

1. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
2. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.

References

1. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Saint Mary's)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
2. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
3. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
4. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
5. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Weber State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
6. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
7. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
8. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Northern Ariz.)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
9. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Eastern Wash.)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
10. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Idaho State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
11. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
12. "Cal St.-Sacramento Yearly Results". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
13. "Hornetsports.com: Football Yearly Results". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
14. "1999 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
15. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
16. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.