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2017 Sacramento State

7–⁠4 (6–⁠3 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Sacramento State in 2017, game by game: lost at Idaho 6–28; won vs. Incarnate Word 56–22; lost vs. Weber State 24–31; won vs. Southern Utah 54–27; lost at Eastern Washington 31–52; won vs. Idaho State 41–21; won at North Dakota 34–27; lost at Northern Arizona 17–37; won vs. Northern Colorado 50–21; won at Cal Poly 49–14; won vs. UC Davis 52–47+35−22Lost 6–28 at Idaho-22IdahoWon 56–22 vs. Incarnate Word+34Incarnate WordLost 24–31 vs. Weber State-7Weber StateWon 54–27 vs. Southern Utah+27Southern UtahLost 31–52 at Eastern Washington-21Eastern Washing…Won 41–21 vs. Idaho State+20Idaho StateWon 34–27 at North Dakota+7North DakotaLost 17–37 at Northern Arizona-20Northern ArizonaWon 50–21 vs. Northern Colorado+29Northern Colora…Won 49–14 at Cal Poly+35Cal PolyWon 52–47 vs. UC Davis+5UC Davis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atIdahoL 6–⁠2811%
Sep 9vsIncarnate WordW 56–⁠2258%
Sep 16vsWeber StateL 24–⁠3142%
Sep 23vsSouthern UtahW 54–⁠2730%
Sep 30atEastern WashingtonL 31–⁠5217%
Oct 14vsIdaho StateW 41–⁠2162%
Oct 21atNorth DakotaW 34–⁠2738%
Oct 28atNorthern ArizonaL 17–⁠3726%
Nov 4vsNorthern ColoradoW 50–⁠2165%
Nov 11atCal PolyW 49–⁠1455%
Nov 18vsUC DavisW 52–⁠4762%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UC Davis 52–⁠47; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 37 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠3 5th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
414–⁠327
Coach
—
Elo
1337 +150 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.7 No. 21 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 183
Offensive coordinators
Luke Huard and Paul Wulff
Defensive coordinator
Sammy Lawanson

Leaders

Passing yardsKevin Thomson QB95 yds
Rushing yardsElijah Dotson RB46 yds
Receiving yardsIsiah Hennie WR49 yds
TacklesMarcus Bruce LB8 tkl
SacksGeorge Obinna DL2 sacks
InterceptionsDre Terrell DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Joey Noble SDE★★No. 3016
Dewey Cotton WR★★No. 3176
Alexander Hutchinson Jr. WR★★No. 3176
Miguel Garcia ILB★★No. 3176
Tristan Meyer PRO★★No. 4021

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.753
Receivers22.00.767
Defensive line12.00.771
Linebackers12.00.767
Whole class52.00.765

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2017 Big Sky standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Weber State9–⁠111–⁠3
Southern Utah7–⁠29–⁠3
Eastern Washington6–⁠27–⁠4
Northern Arizona6–⁠27–⁠5
Sacramento State6–⁠37–⁠4
Montana5–⁠37–⁠4
Montana State5–⁠35–⁠6
UC Davis4–⁠55–⁠6
Idaho State2–⁠64–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠7
North Dakota2–⁠63–⁠8
Cal Poly1–⁠71–⁠10
Portland State0–⁠90–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.