2021 Football News
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FOOTBALL’S TROY TAYLOR NAMED SACRAMENTO STATE’S COACH OF THE YEAR
June 25, 2022Football’s Troy Taylor has been named the Sacramento State Coach of the Year -
FOOTBALL NAMED SACRAMENTO STATE’S TEAM OF THE YEAR
June 23, 2022Football is recipient of Sacramento State’s Team of the Year award.
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FOOTBALL RECIPIENT OF SACRAMENTO STATE’S MALE TEAM PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
June 21, 2022Football has been awarded Sacramento State’s Male Team Performance of the Year.
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FOOTBALL'S ASHER O'HARA NAMED SACRAMENTO STATE'S MALE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
June 13, 2022Football’s Asher O’Hara has been named the Sacramento State Male Newcomer of the Year.
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HORNET STUDENT-ATHLETES EARN 72 FALL ALL-ACADEMIC HONORS
April 27, 2022Sacramento State student-athletes in six fall sports have combined to receive 72 all-academic honors. The Hornets earned 60 Big Sky all-academic awards in football, volleyball, women’s soccer, and men’s and women’s cross country while the men’s soccer team had 12 players named Big West all-academic.
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SIX PLAYERS NAMED TO HAMPSHIRE HONOR SOCIETY
April 13, 2022The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced today that Josiah Erickson, Marcus Hawkins, Wyatt Hjelm, Malik Jeter, Taylor Powell and Kooper Richardson were named members of the 2022 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, which is comprised of college football players from all divisions of the NCAA, NAIA and sprint football who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers.
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FOOTBALL TO BEGIN SPRING PRACTICE ON TUESDAY
March 25, 2022The Sacramento State football team will hold the first of its 15 spring practices on Tuesday, March 29. The team is scheduled to practice on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for the next five weeks, culminating with the final practice on Sat., April 30.
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FOOTBALL EARNS TWO COMMITMENTS ON NATIONAL SIGNING DAY
February 02, 2022After signing 11 players in the early signing period and adding a transfer from an FCS school, the Sacramento State football team added to more players on Wednesday with the addition of Ben Aio and Brandon Sousa.
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KODI WHITFIELD NAMED SAFETIES COACH FOR FOOTBALL
January 27, 2022Kodi Whitfield has been hired as the safeties coach for Sacramento State football, it was announced today by head coach Troy Taylor. Whitfield comes to the Hornets from UCLA where he served as a graduate assistant for the past two seasons.
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PARKER, ERICKSON, SENTKOWSKI ADD TO BOUNTY TO COMPLETE AWARDS SEASON
January 13, 2022Center Thomas Parker, defensive end Josiah Erickson and kicker Kyle Sentkowski were all recognized as FCS All-Americans, it was announced this week.The honor is the third for Erickson, the second for Sentkowski and the first for Parker this postseason. The trio join tight end Marshel Martin as the four Hornets who have been named All-Americans for 2021.
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MARTIN RECOGNIZED AS ALL-AMERICAN BY AFCA
December 22, 2021Sacramento State tight end Marshel Martin continues to add to his already lengthy resume as he was named to the American Football Coaches Association All-America second team, it was announced today. Martin previously earned first team all-Big Sky Conference and was a Sophomore All-American by HERO Sports.
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SENTKOWSKI EARNS ALL-AMERICA ACCOLADES FROM STATS PERFORM
December 20, 2021Following a record-breaking season, kicker Kyle Sentkowski was named third team All-America by Stats Perform, it was announced today.
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FOOTBALL GAINS 11 COMMITS ON EARLY NATIONAL SIGNING DAY
December 15, 2021The next wave of Sacramento State football players officially became part of the program as the Hornets announced the addition of 11 players as part of National Signing Day on Wednesday.
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ERICKSON, MARTIN NAMED TO HERO SPORTS FCS ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
December 14, 2021Sacramento State’s Josiah Erickson was named a first team FCS All-American and Marshel Martin was part of the Sophomore All-America team, it was announced today by HERO Sports.
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FRANTIC COMEBACK FALLS SHORT IN 24-19 PLAYOFF LOSS TO SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
December 04, 2021Fourth-seeded Sacramento State scored the final 19 points of the game but could not overcome an early deficit, falling to South Dakota State, 24-19, in the second round of the NCAA FCS Playoffs on Saturday night at Hornet Stadium.
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CLARK NAMED SEMIFINALIST FOR FCS PUNTER OF THE YEAR
December 03, 2021Sacramento State junior Sam Clark was named one of 10 semifinalists for the FCS Punter of the Year Award, it was announced today by the Augusta Sports Council.
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FIVE FACTS FOR THE FCS PLAYOFF GAME VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
December 03, 2021Get the latest information prior to Saturday's NCAA FCS Playoff game between Sacramento State and South Dakota State.
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HORNETS IN THE PROS: DEC. 2-8
December 01, 2021Keep up with the former Hornets playing in the NFL and the CFL.
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FOOTBALL HOSTS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE IN SECOND ROUND OF FCS PLAYOFFS
November 30, 2021The Sacramento State football team will return to the FCS postseason when it hosts South Dakota State on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 6 p.m. at Hornet Stadium.
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TAYLOR NAMED BIG SKY COACH OF THE YEAR FOR SECOND TIME
November 24, 2021For the second time in two seasons played, Sacramento State head coach Troy Taylor was named the Big Sky Coach of the Year. Taylor was also recently named one of 17 finalists for the Eddie Robinson Award — the FCS Coach of the Year — an award he won in 2019.
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HORNETS IN THE PROS: NOV. 24-DEC. 2
November 24, 2021Keep up with all the former Hornets currently playing in the NFL and CFL.
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FOOTBALL LANDS A SCHOOL-RECORD 16 ON ALL-BIG SKY TEAMS
November 23, 2021Sacramento State placed a school-record 16 players on the all-Big Sky Conference teams, it was announced today. The Hornets had six players named to the first team, five to the second team, four on the third team and one honorable mention.
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FOOTBALL SEEDED FOURTH, WILL HOST SECOND ROUND GAME ON DEC. 4
November 21, 2021After winning its second consecutive Big Sky Conference title, the Sacramento State football team will continue its season in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. The Hornets were seeded fourth and will face the winner of UC Davis/South Dakota State on Saturday, Dec. 4, at Hornet Stadium at 6 p.m.
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FOOTBALL BLOWS PAST NO. 10 UC DAVIS, 27-7, TO WIN BACK-TO-BACK BIG SKY TITLES
November 20, 2021The Sacramento State football team put a ribbon around its perfect Big Sky Conference season with a 27-7 win at No. 10 UC Davis in the 67th Causeway Classic on Saturday at UC Davis Health Stadium.
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FIVE FACTS FOR THE 67TH CAUSEWAY CLASSIC
November 19, 2021Get the latest information prior to Saturday's regular season finale at UC Davis for the 67th Causeway Classic.
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HORNETS IN THE PROS: NOV. 17-23
November 17, 2021Keep up with all the former Hornets currently playing in the NFL and CFL.
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NO. 11 FOOTBALL FACES NO. 10 UC DAVIS WITH BIG SKY TITLE ON THE LINE
November 16, 2021Riding the longest win streak in the last 55 years of Sacramento State football, the Hornets will close out the regular season with the Causeway Classic at UC Davis on Saturday, Nov. 20. The game will kick off at 1 p.m. from UC Davis Health Stadium.
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FOOTBALL CONTINUES TO CLIMB IN FCS TOP 25 POLLS
November 15, 2021Winners of seven straight games and one of two undefeated teams in the Big Sky Conference, the Sacramento State football team moved up to 11th in the this week’s Stats Perform FCS top 25 and remained 18th in the AFCA coaches poll.
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NO. 12 FOOTBALL ROLLS TO 49-20 WIN OVER PORTLAND STATE ON SENIOR DAY
November 13, 2021The No. 12 Sacramento State football team won its seventh consecutive game behind a complete team effort which saw the offense compile 543 yards, the defense force four turnovers and the special teams score on a long kickoff return in a 49-20 win over Portland State on Saturday night at Hornet Stadium.
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FIVE FACTS FOR FOOTBALL VS. PORTLAND STATE
November 12, 2021All you need to know prior to Saturday's football game against Portland State.
