2004 Sacramento State Hornets football team

American college football season

2004 Sacramento State Hornets football

Conference| Big Sky Conference
Record| 3–8 (2–5 Big Sky)
Head coach|

* Steve Mooshagian (2nd season)

Defensive coordinator| Tim Skipper (1st season)
Home stadium| Hornet Stadium

Seasons

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2005 ->

2004 Big Sky Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 2 Montana $^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 3  |
No. 8 E. Washington ^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Montana State |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Portland State |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Northern Arizona |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Idaho State |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Sacramento State |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Weber State |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Steve Mooshagian, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 415 to 190 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 11| 1:00 p.m.| at Nevada*|

* Mackay Stadium
* Reno, NV

| L 7–59| 16,611| [1]
September 18| 7:00 p.m.| Southern Utah*|

* Hornet Stadium
* Sacramento, CA

| W 23–17| 4,509| [2]
September 25| 3:30 p.m.| at UC Davis*|

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA (Causeway Classic)

| L 23–58| 8,720| [3][4]
October 2| 2:30 p.m.| at No. 20 Northern Arizona|

* Walkup Skydome
* Flagstaff, AZ

| L 0–26| 10,983| [5]
October 9| 6:00 p.m.| Portland State|

* Hornet Stadium
* Sacramento, CA

| L 0–31| 6,763| [6]
October 16| 7:00 p.m.| Weber State|

* Hornet Stadium
* Sacramento, CA

| W 31–12| 3,865| [7]
October 23| 3:00 p.m.| at Idaho State|

* Holt Arena
* Pocatello, ID

| L 24–29| 7,435| [8]
October 30| 2:00 p.m.| at No. 25 Eastern Washington|

* Woodward Field
* Cheney, WA

| L 10–45| 5,305| [9]
November 6| 4:00 p.m.| No. 17 Montana State|

* Hornet Stadium
* Sacramento, CA

| W 38–28| 4,838| [10][11]
November 13| 11:00 a.m.| at No. 9 Montana|

* Washington–Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT

| L 21–52| 21,097| [12]
November 20| 4:00 p.m.| No. 18 Cal Poly*|

* Hornet Stadium
* Sacramento, CA

| L 13–58| 4,895| [13]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Pacific time

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## Team players in the NFL

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No Sacramento State players were selected in the 2005 NFL draft.[16][17][18]

The following finished their college career in 2004, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player | Position | First NFL team

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Otis Amey | Wide receiver | 2005 San Francisco 49ers

## References

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1. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Nevada)". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
2. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Southern Utah)". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
3. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
4. ^ Ed Odeven (October 3, 2004). "The Skydome Swarm". Arizona Daily Sun. pp. B1, B6 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Northern Ariz.)". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
6. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Portland State)". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
7. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Weber State)". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
8. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Idaho State)". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
9. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Eastern Wash.)". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
10. ^ Scott Howard-Cooper (November 7, 2004). "Hornets spring a big surprise". The Sacramento Bee. pp. C9, C11 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana State)". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
12. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Montana)". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
13. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
14. ^ "Hornetsports.com: Football Yearly Results". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
15. ^ "2004 Cumulative Statistics". sacstate_ftp.sidearmsports.com. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
16. ^ "2005 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
17. ^ "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
18. ^ "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.

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Sacramento State Hornets football

Venues|

* Charles C. Hughes Stadium (1954, 1959–1968)
* Grant Stadium (1955–1958)
* Hornet Field (1967–1968)
* Hornet Stadium (1969–present)

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* UC Davis: Causeway Classic

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* Fight, Hornet, Fight!
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