2008 Sacramento State Hornets football team

2008 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–6 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Marshall Sperbeck (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium

2008 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Montana $^		7	–	1					14	–	2
No. 7 Weber State $^		7	–	1					10	–	4
Montana State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Eastern Washington		5	–	3					6	–	5
Northern Arizona		4	–	4					6	–	5
Sacramento State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Portland State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Northern Colorado		1	–	7					1	–	10
Idaho State		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Marshall Sperbeck, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 324 to 319 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	Humboldt State*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 45–13	10,172
September 6	at Colorado State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 20–23	20,051
September 13	Southern Oregon*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 27–16	6,603
September 20	Weber State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 27–32	7,186
September 27	Portland State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 41–31	8,437
October 4	at No. 24 Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 10–42	9,157
October 18	at No. 8 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 7–43	25,486
October 25	Montana State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 20–31	6,138
November 1	at Eastern Washington	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	W 15–13	4,814
November 8	at UC Davis*	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA (Causeway Classic)	W 29–19	10,317
November 15	Northern Colorado	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 45–25	10,567
November 22	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 33–36 OT	4,814
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game