American college football season
The 2021 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Troy Taylor and played their home games at Hornet Stadium. They competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference.
Preseason[edit]
Big Sky preseason poll[edit]
On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Hornets were predicted to finish fifth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]
Media poll Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Weber State | (7) |
2 | Montana | (3) |
3 | Eastern Washington | (2) |
4 | Montana State | (1) |
5 | Sacramento State | (1) |
6 | UC Davis | |
7 | Northern Arizona | |
8 | Idaho | |
9 | Idaho State | |
10 | Portland State | |
11 | Southern Utah | |
12 | Cal Poly | |
13 | Northern Colorado | |
Coaches poll Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Weber State | (14) |
2 | Montana | (4) |
3 | Eastern Washington | (3) |
4 | Montana State | (3) |
5 | Sacramento State | |
6 | UC Davis | |
7 | Northern Arizona | |
8 | Idaho | |
9 | Idaho State | |
10 | Portland State | |
11 | Southern Utah | |
12 | Northern Colorado | |
13 | Cal Poly | |
Preseason All–Big Sky team[edit]
The Hornets had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at Dixie State* | | | ESPN+ | W 19–7 | 6,656 |
September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 21 Northern Iowa* | | | KMAX-TV | L 16–34 | 8,067 |
September 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at California* | | | P12N | L 30–42 | 31,982 |
September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Idaho State | | | ESPN+ | W 23–21 | 5,997 |
October 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern Utah | | - Hornet Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
| KMAX-TV | W 41–20 | 6,244 |
October 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Montana | | | ESPN+ | W 28–21 | 24,305 |
October 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Northern Arizona | No. 19 | - Hornet Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
| KMAX-TV | W 44–0 | 8,210 |
October 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northern Colorado | No. 15 | | ESPN+ | W 27–24 | 4,068 |
November 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Cal Poly | No. 16 | - Hornet Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
| KMAX-TV | W 41–9 | 7,287 |
November 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Portland State | No. 12 | - Hornet Stadium
- Sacramento, CA
| KMAX-TV | W 49–20 | 5,848 |
November 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 10 UC Davis | No. 11 | | ESPN+ | W 27–7 | 12,315 |
December 4 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 11 South Dakota State* | No. 8 | | ESPN+ | L 19–24 | 10,031 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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2021 Sacramento State Hornets football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | WR | 0 | Marqui Johnson | Fr | QB | 1 | Kaiden Bennett | Fr | QB | 2 | Dorian Hale | Fr | WR | 3 | Chris Miller | Fr | WR | 4 | Isaiah Gable | Sr | WR | 5 | Devin Gandy | Fr | WR | 6 | Jordan Chin | Sr | WR | 8 | Jared Gipson | Fr | RB | 9 | Marcus Fulcher | So | QB | 10 | Asher O'Hara | Jr | WR | 11 | Parker Clayton | So | QB | 12 | Jake Dunniway | Jr | TE | 16 | Marshel Martin IV | So | WR | 17 | Dewey Cotton | Jr | WR | 18 | Xavier Mason | Fr | RB | 21 | BJ Perkinson | Sr | RB | 23 | Michael Johnson | Fr | RB | 25 | Elijah Tau-Tolliver | Fr | WR | 26 | Hunter Hall | Fr | RB | 31 | Elijah Gable | Fr | RB | 32 | Cameron Skattebo | Fr | RB | 33 | Elijah Dotson | Sr | RB | 37 | Nick Wyatt | Fr | OL | 51 | Don Long | Jr | OL | 52 | Ivan Garza | Fr | OL | 59 | Nathan Mejia | Fr | OL | 61 | Paula Hafoka | Fr | OL | 62 | Kenndel Riley | Fr | OL | 64 | Aidan Meek | Fr | OL | 65 | Josh Reba | Jr | OL | 67 | Parker Kernek | So | OL | 68 | Sawyer Hays | Fr | OL | 70 | Daniel Bradbury | So | OL | 71 | Troy Stiefel | Jr | OL | 72 | Jackson Slater | Fr | OL | 73 | Ray Matelau | So | OL | 74 | Kaden Richardson | Fr | OL | 75 | Joe Wagner | Fr | OL | 76 | Tyler Perez | Fr | OL | 77 | Kooper Richardson | Sr | OL | 78 | Brandon Weldon | Jr | OL | 79 | Thomas Parker | Sr | WR | 80 | Lucas Triplett | Sr | TE | 81 | Tao McClinton | Jr | WR | 82 | Joey Lewis | Sr | TE | 83 | Jarrell Anderson | Jr | WR | 84 | Pierre Williams | Jr | TE | 85 | Cobe Weeks | Fr | WR | 86 | Ty Smith | Fr | TE | 87 | Will Schalde | Fr | TE | 88 | Charlie McBride | So | TE | 89 | Gary Morrison | Fr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | CB | 1 | Munchie Filer III | Sr | CB | 2 | Patrick Dean | Fr | CB | 3 | Prince Washington | Sr | LB | 4 | Taylor Powell | Sr | LB | 5 | Marcus Hawkins | Sr | S | 7 | Cameron Broussard | Fr | CB | 9 | Elijah King | Fr | S | 10 | Malik Jeter | Sr | NB | 13 | Isaiah Capoocia | Jr | S | 14 | Marcus Aponte | So | NB | 15 | Marte Mapu | Jr | CB | 19 | Tykee Woods | So | S | 20 | Abel Ordaz | Jr | S | 22 | Eian Moore | Jr | S | 23 | Kainalu Martin | Jr | S | 24 | Davion Ross | So | S | 27 | Gavin Davis-Smith | Fr | S | 28 | Kameron Rocha | Fr | NB | 29 | Javion Macias | Jr | LB | 30 | Armon Bailey | Jr | NB | 31 | Josiah Jacobs | Fr | CB | 32 | Donovan Roebuck | Fr | DL | 34 | Ariel Ngata | Jr | CB | 35 | Dominick Sanders | Jr | CB | 36 | Jalin Speed | Fr | CB | 38 | DJ Houston | Fr | LB | 39 | Jeremy Harris | So | DL | 40 | Killian Rosko | Jr | DL | 41 | DeShawn Lynch | Fr | DL | 42 | Marshaun Hunter | So | DL | 44 | Josiah Erickson | Sr | DL | 45 | Xavier Williams | Fr | NB | 46 | Jace O'Hara | So | NB | 47 | Darian Pollard | Fr | LB | 48 | Dylan Jorge | Fr | LB | 49 | Kurt Landers, Jr. | Fr | LB | 50 | Oge Feo | Fr | LB | 53 | Justin Houlihan | So | LB | 54 | Tali Finefeuiaki | Jr | DL | 55 | Jett Stanley | So | DL | 56 | Brandon Knott | Fr | LB | 57 | Zach Corbitt | Fr | LB | 58 | Mitchell Wolfe | Fr | DL | 66 | Billy Lutui | Fr | DL | 90 | Josh Cooper | So | DL | 92 | Jayce Gamble | Fr | DL | 93 | Tyler Hardeman | So | DL | 94 | Wyatt Hjelm | Sr | DL | 95 | Mason Brosseau | Fr | DL | 96 | John Carey III | Fr | DL | 97 | Carter Sullivan | Fr | DL | 99 | Leke Fashola | Fr | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | 18 | Josh Baron | Fr | LS | 60 | Robert Fiene | So | LS | 63 | Dustin Cognetti | Jr | P | 69 | Eric Fellenzer | So | P | 91 | Sam Clark | Jr | P | 96 | Connor Stutz | Fr | K | 98 | Kyle Sentkowski | Jr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Kris Richardson (Assistant head coach / offensive coordinator)
- Andy Thompson (Defensive coordinator / linebackers)
- Malcolm Agnew (Running backs)
- Sam Cole (Safeties)
- Bobby Fresques (Quarterbacks)
- Jeremy LaPan (Special teams coordinator / tight ends)
- Tyler Osborne (Wide receivers)
- Kraig Paulson (Defensive line)
- Cherokee Valeria (Defensive passing game coordinator / cornerbacks / pro liaison)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster |
Game summaries[edit]
At Dixie State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hornets | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
Trailblazers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 21 Northern Iowa[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 21 Panthers | 7 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 34 |
Hornets | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
At California[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hornets | 6 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 30 |
Golden Bears | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
At Idaho State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hornets | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
Bengals | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Southern Utah[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
Hornets | 17 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
At Montana[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hornets | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
No. 5 Grizzlies | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
Northern Arizona[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 19 Hornets | 3 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 44 |
At Northern Colorado[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 15 Hornets | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
Bears | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
Cal Poly[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
No. 16 Hornets | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
Portland State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Vikings | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
No. 12 Hornets | 3 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
At No. 10 UC Davis[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 11 Hornets | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
No. 10 Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Ranking movements[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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STATS FCS | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Coaches | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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References[edit]
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture & lore | |
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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College Division / Division II | |
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I-AA/FCS | - Northern Arizona (1978)
- Montana State (1979)
- Boise State (1980)
- Idaho State (1981)
- Montana, Idaho, & Montana State (1982)
- Nevada (1983)
- Montana State (1984)
- Idaho (1985)
- Nevada (1986)
- Idaho (1987)
- Idaho (1988)
- Idaho (1989)
- Nevada (1990)
- Nevada (1991)
- Idaho & Eastern Washington (1992)
- Montana (1993)
- Boise State (1994)
- Montana (1995)
- Montana (1996)
- Eastern Washington (1997)
- Montana (1998)
- Montana (1999)
- Montana (2000)
- Montana (2001)
- Montana, Montana State, & Idaho State (2002)
- Montana State, Montana, & Northern Arizona (2003)
- Montana & Eastern Washington (2004)
- Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Montana (2005)
- Montana (2006)
- Montana (2007)
- Weber State & Montana (2008)
- Montana (2009)
- Montana State & Eastern Washington (2010)
- Montana State & Montana (2011)
- Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Cal Poly (2012)
- Eastern Washington (2013)
- Eastern Washington (2014)
- Southern Utah (2015)
- Eastern Washington & North Dakota (2016)
- Southern Utah & Weber State (2017)
- Eastern Washington, UC Davis, & Weber State (2018)
- Sacramento State & Weber State (2019)
- Weber State (2020)
- Sacramento State (2021)
- Montana State & Sacramento State (2022)
- Montana (2023)
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National championships in bold |