1983 Sacramento State Hornets football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1983 Sacramento State Hornets football Northern California Athletic Conference NCAC 5–5–1 4–1–1 Bob Mattos 6th Hornet Stadium The 1983 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Bob Mattos, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 5–5–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the NCAC. The team outscored its opponents 258 to 245 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. Schedule 1983 NCAA Division II NCAA Division II Football Committee September 3 w y Sonoma State Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA 35–7 1,900 SSU score didn't tell story The Press Democrat Santa Rosa, California Rich Mellott September 4, 1983 1F https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15178706/ssu_score_didnt_tell_story/ Newspapers.com November 16, 2017 September 10 l y Cal Poly Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA 15–38 7,360 September 17 l y y 1983 Portland State Vikings Portland State Civic Stadium Portland, OR 16–25 2,034 September 24 l y Cal State Northridge Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA 14–20 4,050 Saturday's College Football The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California September 26, 1983 III-12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9986396/saturdays_college_football_19830926/ Newspapers.com April 2, 2017 October 8 l y y 1983 Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA 15–23 4,745 October 15 w y y 1983 Cal Lutheran Kingsmen Cal Lutheran Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA 42–14 1,600 October 22 w y Humboldt State Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA 35–20 2,850 October 29 t Chico State Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA 15–15 1,200 November 5 w y San Francisco State Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA 37–25 600 November 12 l UC Davis T–1 Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA Causeway Classic 14–52 7,650 November 19 w Cal State Hayward Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA 20–6 550–1,600 Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/98/stats/13170 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 16, 2022 Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/102/stats/13170 National Collegiate Athletic Association April 26, 2022 Team players in the NFL The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1984 NFL draft.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1984.htm 1984 NFL Draft January 12, 2017 December 21, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071221193408/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1984.htm deadhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/sacramentost/ Sacramento St. Players/Alumni April 3, 2017http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=S&collegeName=Sacramento+State&abbrFlag=0&type=school Draft History: Sacramento State April 3, 2017 April 19, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170419104827/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=S&collegeName=Sacramento+State&abbrFlag=0&type=school dead Player Position Round Overall NFL team John Farley Running back 4 92 Cincinnati Bengals References Sacramento State Category:Sacramento State Hornets football seasons Sacramento State Hornets football