1996 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 1996 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach John Volek, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 466 to 248 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

1996 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	1–10 (0–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	John Volek (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Montana $^		7	–	0					14	–	1
No. 6 Northern Arizona ^		6	–	1					9	–	3
Cal State Northridge		4	–	3					7	–	4
Weber State		4	–	3					7	–	4
Eastern Washington		3	–	4					6	–	5
Montana State		3	–	4					6	–	5
Idaho State		1	–	6					4	–	7
Sacramento State		0	–	7					1	–	10
Portland State		0	–	0					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Portland State games did not count in conference standings Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Sacramento State competed for the first time in the Big Sky Conference in 1996. They had been a member of the American West Conference (AWC) from 1993 to 1995.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at No. 11 Hofstra*	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 3–33	4,486	[1]
September 21	at UC Davis*	Toomey Field Davis, CA (Causeway Classic)	W 27–24	11,140	[2]
September 28	No. 2 Montana	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 17–35	7,423	[3]
October 5	at No. 24 Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 14–44	6,130	[4]
October 12	Eastern Washington	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 34–51	4,262	[5]
October 19	at No. 6 Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 32–51	14,471	[6]
October 26	Cal State Northridge	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 17–52	4,007	[7]
November 2	at Portland State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 31–38	8,030	[8]
November 9	Weber State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 31–41	2,164	[9]
November 16	at Montana State	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 14–49	2,107	[10]
November 23	Cal Poly*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 28–48	3,398	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1997 NFL draft.^[13][14][15]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Daimon Shelton	Fullback	6	184	Jacksonville Jaguars
Tony Corbin	Quarterback	7	237	San Diego Chargers