1982 Sacramento State Hornets football team

1982 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	8–3 (3–2 NCAC)
Head coach	Bob Mattos (5th season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium

1982 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
Sacramento State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Cal State Hayward	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
San Francisco State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Chico State	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Humboldt State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1982 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bob Mattos, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the NCAC. The team outscored its opponents 249 to 243 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Cal State Northridge	Devonshire Downs Northridge, CA	W 30–25	1,315
September 11	Sonoma State*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 39–17	5,284–5,384	[1]
September 18	at Cal Poly Pomona	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	W 16–14	1,491
September 25	Saint Mary's*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 13–10	6,808
October 9	at Cal State Hayward*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 34–45	900
October 16	Cal Lutheran*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 31–24	6,428
October 23	Humboldt State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 30–6	6,020
October 30	at Chico State	University Stadium Chico, CA	W 13–6
November 6	San Francisco State*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 23–14	5,549
November 13	at No. 3 UC Davis*	Toomey Field Davis, CA (rivalry)	L 6–51	12,700
November 20	Eastern Washington*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 14–31	2,350
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1983 NFL draft.^[3][4][5]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Ken O'Brien	Quarterback	1	24	New York Jets

References

1. "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sonoma State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
2. "Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
3. "1983 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". Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.