1984 Sacramento State Hornets football team

1984 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (5–1 NCAC)
Head coach	Bob Mattos (7th season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium

1984 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–6 UC Davis $^	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Sacramento State	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Cal State Hayward	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Chico State	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Sonoma State	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
Humboldt State	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant San Francisco State forfeited 3 wins including 1 conference win over Sonoma State. Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1984 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division II football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Bob Mattos, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the NCAC. The team outscored its opponents 277 to 218 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

This was the last year that Sacramento State played in the NCAC. In 1985, the team moved to the Western Football Conference (WFC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Cal Poly*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 6–27	1,874	[1]
September 15	Cal State Northridge*	Devonshire Downs Northridge, CA	L 13–24	2,244	[2]
September 22	Saint Mary's*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 34–9	6,754	[3]
September 29	at No. 6 Santa Clara*	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 14–21	4,133	[4]
October 6	Portland State*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 21–38	5,319	[5]
October 13	Humboldt State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 52–7	2,450–4,100	[6][7]
October 20	at Chico State	University Stadium Chico, CA	W 29–15	4,621	[8]
October 27	Sonoma State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 31–12	1,108–1,850	[9][10]
November 3	San Francisco State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 41–14	2,790	[11]
November 10	at Cal State Hayward	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 15–13	400–680	[12][13]
November 17	at No. T–6 UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA (Causeway Classic)	L 21–38	8,900	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Hornet Sports.com: (Cal Poly (SLO))" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 16, 1984. p. III-16. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Saint Mary's)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
4. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Santa Clara)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
5. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 9, 2017.
6. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Humboldt State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
7. "Final 1984 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
8. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
9. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Sonoma State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
10. "Final 1984 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sonoma State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
11. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (S.F. State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
12. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Hayward)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
13. "Final 1984 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
14. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
15. "Final 1984 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.