2016 Sacramento State
2–8 (2–7 Big Sky). The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–9, over 11 games to the 10 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Portland State 42–35Nov 12
By 7 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Fresno State 3–31Sep 10
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Fresno State | L 3–31 | 20% |
| Sep 17 | at Weber State | L 7–14 | 33% |
| Sep 24 | at Idaho State | L 34–42 | 42% |
| Oct 1 | vs Montana State | W 41–38 | 37% |
| Oct 8 | vs North Dakota | L 7–40 | 33% |
| Oct 15 | at Montana | L 7–68 | 11% |
| Oct 22 | at Northern Colorado | L 19–27 | 32% |
| Oct 29 | vs Cal Poly | L 47–59 | 24% |
| Nov 12 | vs Portland State | W 42–35 | 34% |
| Nov 19 | at UC Davis | L 30–48 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to UC Davis 48–30; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Big Sky.
In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 37 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Sacramento State’s 2016 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vsWestern Oregon | L 30–38 | Sacramento State’s article |
- Record
- 2–8
- Conference
- 2–7 12th in Big Sky
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 237–402
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1130 −76 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −34.0 No. 83 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinators
- Paul Peterson and Paul Wulff
- Defensive coordinator
- Sammy Lawanson
Leaders
| Passing yards | Nate Ketteringham QB | 89 yds |
| Rushing yards | Demetrius Warren RB | 27 yds |
| Receiving yards | Cody Demps WR | 50 yds |
| Tackles | Tyler Meteer LB | 13 tkl |
| Sacks | Ben Sorensen DL | 1 sacks |
2016 Big Sky standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eastern Washington | 8–0 | 12–2 | |
| North Dakota | 8–0 | 9–3 | |
| Weber State | 7–2 | 7–5 | |
| Cal Poly | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
 Southern Utah | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Northern Colorado | 4–4 | 5–5 | |
 Northern Arizona | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Montana | 3–5 | 6–5 | |
| Montana State | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| UC Davis | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Portland State | 2–6 | 2–8 | |
 Sacramento State | 2–7 | 2–8 | |
| Idaho State | 1–7 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.