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2021 Sacramento State

9–⁠3 (8–⁠0 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Sacramento State in 2021, game by game: won at Utah Tech 19–7; lost vs. Northern Iowa 16–34; lost at California 30–42; won at Idaho State 23–21; won vs. Southern Utah 41–20; won at Montana 28–21; won vs. Northern Arizona 44–0; won at Northern Colorado 27–24; won vs. Cal Poly 41–9; won vs. Portland State 49–20; won at UC Davis 27–7; lost vs. South Dakota State 19–24+44−18Won 19–7 at Utah Tech+12Utah TechLost 16–34 vs. Northern Iowa-18Northern IowaLost 30–42 at California-12CaliforniaWon 23–21 at Idaho State+2Idaho StateWon 41–20 vs. Southern Utah+21Southern UtahWon 28–21 at Montana+7MontanaWon 44–0 vs. Northern Arizona+44Northern ArizonaWon 27–24 at Northern Colorado+3Northern Colora…Won 41–9 vs. Cal Poly+32Cal PolyWon 49–20 vs. Portland State+29Portland StateWon 27–7 at UC Davis+20UC DavisLost 19–24 vs. South Dakota State-5South Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atUtah TechW 19–⁠767%
Sep 11vsNorthern IowaL 16–⁠3462%
Sep 18atCaliforniaL 30–⁠4227%
Sep 25atIdaho StateW 23–⁠2160%
Oct 9vsSouthern UtahW 41–⁠2076%
Oct 16atMontanaW 28–⁠2131%
Oct 23vsNorthern ArizonaW 44–⁠072%
Oct 30atNorthern ColoradoW 27–⁠2471%
Nov 6vsCal PolyW 41–⁠987%
Nov 13vsPortland StateW 49–⁠2071%
Nov 20atUC DavisW 27–⁠748%
Dec 4vsSouth Dakota StateFCS Championship – Second RoundL 19–⁠2450%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Dakota State 24–⁠19 in the FCS Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Big Sky champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 37 on file).

Big Sky champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
364–⁠229
Coach
—
Elo
1460 +86 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.4 No. 14 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 161
Offensive coordinator
Kris Richardson
Defensive coordinator
Andy Thompson
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsJake Dunniway QB370 yds
Passing touchdownsJake Dunniway QB2 TD
Rushing yardsAsher O’Hara QB49 yds
Rushing touchdownsAsher O’Hara QB2 TD
Receiving yardsPierre Williams WR121 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarshel Martin TE1 TD
TacklesTaylor Powell LB10 tkl

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Dorian Hale QB★★No. 2590
Nathan Mejia OL★★No. 2590
Kenndel Riley DL★★No. 2675
Sawyer Hays WDE
Gabe Panikowski K

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

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.788
Offensive line12.00.788
Defensive line12.00.773
Whole class32.00.783

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.

Transfers in 2

The 2021 portal
Asher O’Hara QB★★★from Middle Tennessee
Kaiden Bennett DUAL★★★from Nevada

Transfers out 1

Daron Bland CBto Fresno State

2021 Big Sky standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sacramento State8–⁠09–⁠3
Montana State7–⁠112–⁠3
Eastern Washington6–⁠210–⁠3
Montana6–⁠210–⁠3
UC Davis5–⁠38–⁠4
Weber State5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona4–⁠45–⁠6
Portland State4–⁠45–⁠6
Idaho3–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠8
Cal Poly1–⁠72–⁠9
Idaho State1–⁠71–⁠10
Southern Utah0–⁠81–⁠10

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