2004 Sacramento State Hornets football team

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.

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 ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Montana $^		6	–	1					12	–	3
No. 8 Eastern 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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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][6]
October 9	6:00 p.m.	Portland State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 0–31	6,763	[7][8]
October 16	7:00 p.m.	Weber State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 31–12	3,865	[9][10]
October 23	3:00 p.m.	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 24–29	7,435	[11][12]
October 30	2:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Eastern Washington	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	L 10–45	5,305	[13][14]
November 6	4:00 p.m.	No. 17 Montana State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 38–28	4,838	[15][16]
November 13	11:00 a.m.	at No. 9 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 21–52	21,097	[17][18]
November 20	4:00 p.m.	No. 18 Cal Poly*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 13–58	4,895	[19]
*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

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 2005 NFL draft.^[22][23][24]

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

Player	Position	First NFL team
Otis Amey	Wide receiver	2005 San Francisco 49ers