2001 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 2001 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University[note 1] during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

2001 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2001 record	2–9 (1–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	John Volek (7th season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium (Capacity: 21,195)

2001 Big Sky Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Montana $^		7	–	0					15	–	1
No. 16 Northern Arizona ^		5	–	2					9	–	4
Portland State		5	–	2					7	–	4
Montana State		4	–	3					5	–	6
Eastern Washington		3	–	4					6	–	4
Weber State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Idaho State		1	–	6					4	–	7
Sacramento State		1	–	6					2	–	9
$ – 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 seventh-year head coach John Volek and played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9, 1–6 Big Sky). Sacramento State outscored its opponents 249–424 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	Saint Mary's*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	W 13–6 ^OT	15,173[1]
September 8	at Cal Poly[note 2]*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 21–55	5,812[2]
September 22	Idaho State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	W 33–27	8,887[3]
September 29	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, Utah	L 31–38	4,192[4]
October 6	Montana	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	L 7–42	13,586[5]
October 13	at Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, Montana	L 0–20	11,817[6]
October 20	Eastern Washington	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	L 35–42 ^OT	8,457[7]
October 27	UC Davis*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California (Rivalry)	L 0–43	17,328[8]
November 3	at Cal State Northridge*	North Campus Stadium Northridge, California	L 36–49	5,286[9]
November 10	Northern Arizona	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	L 40–50	5,510[10]
November 24	at Portland State	PGE Park Portland, Oregon	L 33–52	3,747[11]
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 2002 NFL Draft.[14][15][16]

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 (Idaho State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
4. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Weber State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
5. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
6. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
7. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Eastern Washington)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
8. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
9. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
10. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Northern Ariz.)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
11. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)" (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. "2002 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
15. "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
16. "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.