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2024 Sacramento State Hornets football team

2024 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–9 (1–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Fresques (2nd season)
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana State $^   8 – 0     15 – 1  
No. 5 UC Davis ^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 7 Idaho ^   6 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 22 Northern Arizona ^   6 – 2     8 – 5  
No. 10 Montana ^   5 – 3     9 – 5  
Idaho State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Eastern Washington   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Weber State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Portland State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Cal Poly   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Sacramento State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Northern Colorado   1 – 7     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Andy Thompson and played their home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Offseason

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Transfer portal

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Departing transfers
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown New school Ref
Connor Stutz P 6'2 216 Seattle, WA UConn [1]
Cameron Skattebo RB 5'10 225 Rio Linda, CA Arizona State [2]
Kameron Rocha S 6'0 177 San Jacinto, CA Southern Utah
Incoming transfers
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer from Ref
Yebrell Emerson S 6'2 195 Fresno, CA Fresno City College [3][4]
Jay Rudolph TE 6'5 295 Scottsdale, AZ San Diego State [3][4]
Bryson Summers OL 6'5 295 El Dorado Hills, CA Coastal Carolina [3][4]
Malini Ti'a DB 6'0 200 Livermore, CA College of San Mateo [3][4]
Colby Warkentin DL 6'6 265 Bakersfield, CA Abilene Christian [3][4]
Makai Cope WR 6'4 210 Culver City, CA Utah [4]
Murvin Kenion III S 6'0 205 Vallejo, CA Idaho [4]
Will Leota LB 6'0 217 Salem, UT Utah Tech [4]
Gavin Nelson TE 6'3 247 Clovis, CA Fresno City College [4]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.at San Jose State*No. 8
TruTVL 24–4213,811
September 77:00 p.m.at Fresno State*No. 8
KMAX/MW NetworkL 30–4641,031
September 146:00 p.m.No. 24 Nicholls*No. 11
KMAX/ESPN+W 34–712,494
September 214:00 p.m.at Texas A&M–Commerce[a]*No. 11
ESPN+W 34–04,477
September 281:00 p.m.at Northern ArizonaNo. 10
ESPN+L 16–349,232
October 126:00 p.m.Eastern WashingtonNo. 18
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
KMAX/ESPN+L 28–3514,916
October 196:00 p.m.Weber State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
KMAX/ESPN+W 51–48 2OT15,530
October 263:00 p.m.at Idaho State
ESPN+L 27–30 OT5,804
November 26:00 p.m.Portland State
  • Hornet Stadium
  • Sacramento, CA
KMAX/ESPN+L 38–5811,055
November 912:00 p.m.at No. 2 Montana State
ESPN+L 7–4921,987
November 162:00 p.m.at Cal Poly
ESPN+L 23–264,742
November 232:00 p.m.No. 5 UC Davis
KMAX/ESPN+L 39–4216,239
  1. ^ On November 7, 2024, Texas A&M University–Commerce changed its name to East Texas A&M University.[5]

Game summaries

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at San Jose State (FBS)

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See also: 2024 San Jose State Spartans football team
Game One – No. 8 Sacramento State Hornets (0–0) vs San Jose State Spartans (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Hornets 14 3 7024
Spartans (FBS) 7 7 72142

at CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA

  • Date: Thursday August 29, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 PM PST
  • Game attendance: 13,811
  • Referee: Christian Watson
  • TV: TruTV
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:18) SAC – Elijah Tau-Tolliver 3-yard run (Zach Schreiner kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 4:50; Sacramento State 7-0)
  • (5:30) SAC – Elijah Tau-Tolliver 2-yard run (Zach Schreiner kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 1:31; Sacramento State 14-0)
  • (3:09) SJSU – Nick Nash 24-yard pass from Emmett Brown (Kyler Halvorsen kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:16; Sacramento State 14-7)
Second quarter
  • (9:28) SAC – Zach Schreiner 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 3:25; Sacramento State 17-7)
  • (1:49) SJSU – Jacob Stewart 26-yard pass from Nick Nash (Kyler Halvorsen kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:53; Sacramento State 17-14)
Third quarter
  • (12:29) SJSU – Nick Nash 11-yard pass from Emmett Brown (Kyler Halvorsen kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:31; San Jose State 21-17)
  • (2:24) SAC – Danny Scudero 20-yard pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Schreiner kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:43; Sacramento State 24-21)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:13) SJSU – Floyd Chalk IV 4-yard run (Kyler Halvorsen kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 5:06; San Jose State 28-24)
  • (10:09) SJSU – Justin Lockhart 8-yard pass from Emmett Brown (Kyler Halvorsen kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:57; San Jose State 35-24)
  • (2:07) SJSU – Floyd Chalk IV 27-yard run (Kyler Halvorsen kick) (Drive: 1 play, 22 yards, 0:06; San Jose State 42-24)


Statistics SAC SJSU
First downs 23 25
Total yards 62–356 66–387
Rushing yards 41–177 31–63
Passing yards 179 324
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–41–2 21–35–1
Time of possession 33:41 26:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Sacramento State Passing Kaiden Bennett 17/32, 134 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Elijah Tau-Tolliver 22 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Anderson Grover 5 receptions, 64 yards
San Jose State Passing Emmett Brown 20/34, 298 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Floyd Chalk IV 18 carries, 87 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Nick Nash 10 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD

at Fresno State (FBS)

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See also: 2024 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Game Two – No. 8 Sacramento State Hornets (0–1) vs Fresno State Bulldogs (FBS) (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Hornets 0 0 000
Bulldogs (FBS) 18 7 14746

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA

  • Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 PM PST
  • Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 41,031
  • Referee: Michael Cuttone
  • TV announcers (KGPE): TBD
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:50) FRES – Mac Dalena 75-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Jayden Mandel two-point run (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:10; Fresno State 8–0)
  • (11:02) SAC – Zach Schreiner 34-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:08; Fresno State 8–3)
  • (8:12) FRES – Jalen Moss 85-yard punt return, Dylan Lynch kick (Fresno State 15–3)
  • (7:13) FRES – Dylan Lynch 32-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:53; Fresno State 18–3)
Second quarter
  • (12:49) FRES – Malik Sherrod 2-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:57; Fresno State 25–3)
  • (5:53) SAC – Jared Gipson 78-yard pass from Kaiden Bennett, Zach Schreiner kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:43; Fresno State 25–10)
Third quarter
  • (12:25) SAC – Ezra Moleni 13-yard pass from Carson Conklin, Zach Schreiner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:35; Fresno State 25–17)
  • (3:32) FRES – Tyler Mello 1-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:13; Fresno State 32–17)
  • (1:05) FRES – Malik Sherrod 1-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:31; Fresno State 39–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:43) SAC – Austin Jarrard 3-yard pass from Carson Conklin, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:22; Fresno State 39–23)
  • (8:06) FRES – Joshua Wood 10-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:37; Fresno State 46–23)
  • (6:51) SAC – Anderson Grover 36-yard pass from Carson Conklin, Zach Schreiner kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:15; Fresno State 46–30)
Statistics SAC FRES
First downs 20 22
Total yards 469 513
Rushing yards 115 155
Passing yards 354 358
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–50–1 24–35–2
Time of possession 25:27 34:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Sacramento State Passing Carson Conklin 20/37, 219 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Elijah Tau-Tolliver 14 carries, 74 yards
Receiving Jared Gipson 5 receptions, 138 yards, TD
Fresno State Passing Mikey Keene 23/34, 356 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Malik Sherrod 22 carries, 54 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Mac Dalena 7 receptions, 235 yards, TD

No. 24 Nicholls

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See also: 2024 Nicholls Colonels football team
Game Three – No. 24 Nicholls Colonels (0–2) vs No. 11 Sacramento State Hornets (0–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Colonels 0 0 000
No. 11 Hornets 0 0 000

at Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA

  • Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 PM PST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics NICH SAC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Nicholls Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Sacramento State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Texas A&M–Commerce

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See also: 2024 East Texas A&M Lions football team
Game Four – No. 11 Sacramento State Hornets (1–2) vs Texas A&M–Commerce Lions (0–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 11 Hornets 3 17 14034
Lions 0 0 000

at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium • Commerce, TX

  • Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
  • Game time: 4:00 PM PST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 93 °F (34 °C), S 8 mph
  • Game attendance: 4,477
  • Referee: Austin Mezzacasa
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
  • SAC – Zach Schreiner 37-yard field goal, 11:03. Hornets 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:57.
Second quarter
  • SAC – Zach Schreiner 34-yard field goal, 7:52. Hornets 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:45.
  • SAC – Elias Mullican 35-yard interception return (Zach Shreiner kick), 6:34. Hornets 13–0.
  • SAC – Jared Gipson 22-yard pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Shreiner kick), 0:35. Hornets 20–0. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 3:24.
Third quarter
  • SAC – Elijah Tau-Tolliver 16-yard pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Schreiner kick), 10:46. Hornets 27–0. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:21.
  • SAC – Ezra Moleni 1-yard run (Zach Schreiner kick), 2:24. Hornets 34–0. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 6:43.
Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics SAC TAMC
First downs 20 9
Total yards 414 197
Rushing yards 260 26
Passing yards 154 171
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–24–1 16–33–3
Time of possession 38:04 21:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Sacramento State Passing Carson Conklin 13/22, 154 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Elijah Tau-Tolliver 20 rushes, 127 yards
Receiving Jared Gipson 4 receptions, 85 yards, TD
Texas A&M–Commerce Passing Eric Rodriguez 8/16, 87 yards, 2 INT
Rushing B. K. Jackson 9 rushes, 32 yards
Receiving Tyler Daniels 2 receptions, 51 yards

at Northern Arizona

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See also: 2024 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
Game Five – No. 10 Sacramento State Hornets (2–2) vs Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Hornets 0 0 000
Lumberjacks 0 0 000

at Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ

  • Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 PM PST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SAC NAU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Sacramento State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Arizona Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Eastern Washington

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See also: 2024 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
Game Six – Eastern Washington Eagles (1–4) vs No. 18 Sacramento State Hornets (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 0 000
No. 18 Hornets 0 0 000

at Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA

  • Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 PM PST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross Jr., Darren Arbet
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics EWU SAC
First downs 28 22
Total yards 441 365
Rushing yards 286 127
Passing yards 155 238
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16-18-0 21-35-1
Time of possession 32:59 27:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern Washington Passing Kekoa Visperas 15-17 141 yards 1 TD
Rushing Tuna Altahir 16 Carries 102 Yards 1 TD
Receiving Efton Chism III 7 Receptions 67 Yards
Sacramento State Passing Carson Conklin 21-35 238 yards 4 TD 1 INT
Rushing Elijah Tau-Toliver 18 Carries 94 Yards
Receiving Jared Gipson 4 Receptions 68 Yards 1 TD

Weber State

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See also: 2024 Weber State Wildcats football team
Game Seven – Weber State Wildcats (3–4) vs Sacramento State Hornets (2–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 0 000
Hornets 0 0 000

at Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA

  • Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 PM PST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics WEB SAC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Weber State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Sacramento State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Idaho State

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See also: 2024 Idaho State Bengals football team
Game Eight – Sacramento State Hornets (3–4) vs Idaho State Bengals (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hornets 0 0 000
Bengals 0 0 000

at ICCU Dome • Pocatello, ID

  • Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
  • Game time: 3:00 PM PST
  • Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SAC IDST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Sacramento State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Idaho State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Portland State

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See also: 2024 Portland State Vikings football team
Game Nine – Portland State Vikings (1–6) vs Sacramento State Hornets (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 0 000
Hornets 0 0 000

at Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA

  • Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 PM PST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics PRST SAC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Portland State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Sacramento State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 2 Montana State

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See also: 2024 Montana State Bobcats football team
Game Ten – Sacramento State Hornets (3–6) vs No. 2 Montana State Bobcats (9–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hornets 0 0 000
No. 2 Bobcats 0 0 000

at Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT

  • Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 PM PST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SAC MTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Sacramento State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Montana State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Cal Poly

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See also: 2024 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
Game Eleven – Sacramento State Hornets (3–7) vs Cal Poly Mustangs (2–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hornets 0 0 000
Mustangs 0 0 000

at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, CA

  • Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 PM PST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SAC CP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Sacramento State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Cal Poly Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 5 UC Davis (Causeway Classic)

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See also: 2024 UC Davis Aggies football team and Causeway Classic
Game Twelve – No. 5 UC Davis Aggies (9–2) vs Sacramento State Hornets (3–8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Aggies 0 0 000
Hornets 0 0 000

at Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA

  • Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 PM PST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UCD SAC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
UC Davis Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Sacramento State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  1. ^ Bannerman, Tyler (December 15, 2023). "UConn Football lands Sacramento State transfer P Connor Stutz". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Anderson, Jason (December 18, 2022). "Sacramento State star Cameron Skattebo announces decision to transfer to Arizona State". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e Davidson, Joe (December 21, 2023). "Recruiting classes for Sacramento State, UC Davis football programs feature local talent". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Football adds to nationally-ranked signing class". Sacramento State Hornets Athletics. February 7, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "Texas A&M University System Board of Regents Approves Name Change for Texas A&M University-Commerce". Texas A&M University System. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024 Sacramento State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "2024 Football Schedule". Sacramento State Hornets Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2024.