2010 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 2010 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Marshall Sperbeck, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Big Sky. The team outscored its opponents 353 to 272 for the season. This was the first winning season for the Hornets since the 2000 team finished 7–4. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

2010 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Marshall Sperbeck (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Anthony Parker (1st season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Eastern Washington +^		7	–	1					13	–	2
No. 11 Montana State +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 20 Montana		5	–	3					7	–	4
Weber State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Sacramento State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Northern Arizona		4	–	4					6	–	5
Northern Colorado		2	–	6					3	–	8
Portland State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Idaho State		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 17–52	30,626	[1]
September 11	Western Oregon*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 31–17	7,811	[2]
September 18	No. 21 Weber State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 24–17	6,937	[3]
September 25	at No. 14 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 25–28	25,965	[4]
October 2	No. 10 Montana State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 61–64 OT	6,311	[5]
October 9	Northern Colorado	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 42–7	9,011	[6]
October 23	at No. 8 Eastern Washington	Roos Field Cheney, WA	L 24–28	7,147	[7]
October 30	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 40–10	6,729	[8]
November 6	Portland State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 28–15	7,812	[9]
November 13	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	W 45–17	4,694	[10]
November 20	at UC Davis*	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA (Causeway Classic)	L 16–17	9,785	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 2011 NFL draft.^[13][14][15]

The following finished their college career in 2010, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
McLeod Bethel-Thompson	Quarterback	2012 Minnesota Vikings