2020 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 2020 Sacramento State Hornets football team would have represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. However, the FCS delayed their 2020 season until the spring due to the coronavirus pandemic, and Sacramento State announced on October 15 that they have opted out of playing at all in this season.[1] They are led by second-year head coach Troy Taylor and play their home games at Hornet Stadium. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference.

2020 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2020 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Troy Taylor (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kris Richardson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Andy Thompson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium (Capacity: 21,195)

2020 Big Sky Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Cal Poly			–							–
Eastern Washington			–							–
Idaho			–							–
Idaho State			–							–
Northern Arizona			–							–
Southern Utah			–							–
UC Davis			–							–
Weber State			–							–
$ – Conference champion Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big Sky suspended the 2020 football season. – Montana, Montana State, Northern Colorado, Portland State, and Sacramento State not playing 2020-21 FCS schedule As of January 26, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2019 season 9–4, 7–1 in Big Sky play to finish in a two-way tie for the Big Sky championship with Weber State. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where, after a first round bye, they lost to Austin Peay in the second round.

Schedule

Sacramento State had a game scheduled against Washington, which was later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5		at San Diego State*	SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA
September 19		Southern Utah	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA
September 26		at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID
October 3		Dixie State*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA
October 17		at Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT
October 24		Northern Arizona	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA
October 31		at Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO
November 7		Cal Poly	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA
November 14		Portland State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA
November 21		at UC Davis	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA (Causeway Classic)
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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References

1. "Sacramento State football team won't play in Big Sky's spring league". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
2. Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
3. "2020 Sacramento State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.