1998 Sacramento State Hornets football team

1998 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
1998 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Montana $^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Cal State Northridge   5 – 3     7 – 4  
No. 25 Montana State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Weber State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Eastern Washington   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Portland State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Northern Arizona   3 – 5     6 – 5  
  3 – 5     5 – 6  
Idaho State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach John Volek, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 300 to 289 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Saint Mary's*
W 25–122,354[1]
September 12Cal Poly*
W 22–145,011[2]
September 19at No. 2 (D-II) UC Davis*
L 17–3510,467[3]
September 26at Montana State
L 30–3710,227[4]
October 3No. 12 Weber State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 14–273,516[5]
October 10at Portland State
L 31–585,957[6]
October 17No. 16 Cal State Northridge
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
W 35–215,947[7]
October 24at Northern Arizona
W 38–213,991[8]
October 31Eastern Washington
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 25–314,237[9]
November 7at Idaho State
W 36–133,412[10]
November 14No. 22 Montana
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
L 16–318,268[11]

[12]

Team players in the NFL

No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1999 NFL draft.[13][14][15]

The following finished their college career in 1998, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Kato Serwanga Defensive back 1999 New England Patriots
Wasswa Serwanga Defensive back 1999 San Francisco 49ers

References

  1. ^ "Miscues kill Gaels in opener". Oakland Tribune. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sac State rushes to second victory". The Sacramento Bee. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Aggies in 35–17 victory". The Sacramento Bee. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bobcats sting Sac State". The Billings Gazette. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Weber State trips Hornets". Great Falls Tribune. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Blanchard sparks Vikes to victory". Great Falls Tribune. October 11, 1998. p. 32. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  7. ^ "Roberts lifts Hornets to upset of Northridge". The Sacramento Bee. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sacramento run crushes NAU". The Arizona Republic. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Returns in: Eastern Washington win". The Sunday Oregonian. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Sac. State running back sets record". The Modesto Bee. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Griz extend win streak to 4 games". The Billings Gazette. November 15, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1998 Football Schedule". California State University, Sacramento. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  13. ^ "1999 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  14. ^ "Sacramento St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  15. ^ "Draft History: Sacramento State". Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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