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2019 Sacramento State

9–⁠4 (8–⁠1 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Sacramento State in 2019, game by game: won vs. Southern Oregon 77–19; lost at Arizona State 7–19; won vs. Northern Colorado 50–0; lost at Fresno State 20–34; won vs. Eastern Washington 48–27; won at Montana State 34–21; won vs. Montana 49–22; won at Cal Poly 38–14; lost vs. Weber State 17–36; won at Northern Arizona 38–34; won at Idaho 31–7; won vs. UC Davis 27–17; lost vs. Austin Peay 28–42+58−19Won 77–19 vs. Southern Oregon+58Southern OregonLost 7–19 at Arizona State-12Arizona StateWon 50–0 vs. Northern Colorado+50Northern Colora…Lost 20–34 at Fresno State-14Fresno StateWon 48–27 vs. Eastern Washington+21Eastern Washing…Won 34–21 at Montana State+13Montana StateWon 49–22 vs. Montana+27MontanaWon 38–14 at Cal Poly+24Cal PolyLost 17–36 vs. Weber State-19Weber StateWon 38–34 at Northern Arizona+4Northern ArizonaWon 31–7 at Idaho+24IdahoWon 27–17 vs. UC Davis+10UC DavisLost 28–42 vs. Austin Peay-14Austin Peay
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsSouthern OregonW 77–⁠1965%
Sep 6atArizona StateL 7–⁠1911%
Sep 14vsNorthern ColoradoW 50–⁠063%
Sep 21atFresno StateL 20–⁠3410%
Oct 5vsEastern WashingtonW 48–⁠2733%
Oct 12atMontana StateW 34–⁠2126%
Oct 19vsMontanaW 49–⁠2241%
Oct 26atCal PolyW 38–⁠1462%
Nov 2vsWeber StateL 17–⁠3645%
Nov 9atNorthern ArizonaW 38–⁠3459%
Nov 16atIdahoW 31–⁠755%
Nov 23vsUC DavisW 27–⁠1766%
Dec 7vsAustin PeayFCS Championship – Second RoundL 28–⁠4253%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Austin Peay 42–⁠28 in the FCS Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Big Sky champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 37 on file).

Big Sky champions8–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Weber State

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
8–⁠1 first in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
464–⁠292
Coach
—
Elo
1411 +197 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.6 No. 4 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 193
Offensive coordinator
Kris Richardson
Defensive coordinator
Andy Thompson
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsKevin Thomson QB496 yds
Passing touchdownsKevin Thomson QB4 TD
Rushing yardsElijah Dotson RB41 yds
Receiving yardsPierre Williams WR127 yds
Receiving touchdownsB.J. Perkinson RB1 TD
TacklesAllen Perryman DB19 tkl
SacksGeorge Obinna DL2.5 sacks

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Daniel Fortune RB★★★No. 1746
Xavier Mason WR★★★No. 2695
Tyler Hardeman DT★★No. 3652
Billy Lutui OG
Cam Skattebo RB

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.830
Receivers13.00.798
Defensive line12.00.768
Whole class32.70.799

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.

2019 Big Sky standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sacramento State8–⁠19–⁠4
Weber State7–⁠111–⁠4
Montana State6–⁠111–⁠4
Montana6–⁠210–⁠4
Eastern Washington5–⁠37–⁠5
Idaho4–⁠55–⁠7
UC Davis3–⁠45–⁠7
Portland State3–⁠55–⁠7
Southern Utah2–⁠53–⁠9
Northern Arizona2–⁠64–⁠8
Cal Poly2–⁠63–⁠8
Northern Colorado2–⁠62–⁠10
Idaho State1–⁠63–⁠9

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