1997 Sacramento State Hornets football team

1997 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	1–10 (1–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	John Volek (3rd season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium

1997 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 E Washington $^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 11 Montana ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
Montana State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Northern Arizona		4	–	4					6	–	5
Weber State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Cal State Northridge		4	–	4					4	–	8
Portland State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Idaho State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Sacramento State		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Cal State Northridge record includes two losses by forfeit Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach John Volek, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 408 to 188 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 4	at Southwest Texas State*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 14–24	14,164
September 20	UC Davis*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic)	L 26–38	15,650
September 27	at No. 1 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 10–52	19,046
October 4	Idaho State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 23–19	3,589
October 11	at Eastern Washington	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	L 17–30	2,445
October 18	No. 11 Northern Arizona	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 25–48	3,020
October 25	at Cal State Northridge	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 38–45 OT	5,104
November 1	Portland State*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 13–27	2,701
November 8	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 14–52	4,011
November 15	at Montana State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 6–30	2,018
November 22	at No. 18 Cal Poly*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 0–45	7,214
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game