2022 Sacramento State Hornets football team

The 2022 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Troy Taylor, the Hornets played their home games on campus at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

2022 Sacramento State Hornets football
Big Sky co-champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 5
FCS CoachesNo. 4
Record12–1 (8–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Troy Taylor (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorKris Richardson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorAndy Thompson (3rd season)
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
2022 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Montana State +^  8 0   12 2  
No. 5 Sacramento State +^  8 0   12 1  
No. 9 Weber State ^  6 2   10 3  
No. 18 Idaho ^  6 2   7 5  
No. 25 UC Davis  5 3   6 5  
No. 14 Montana ^  4 4   8 5  
Portland State  3 5   4 7  
Eastern Washington  2 6   3 8  
Northern Colorado  2 6   3 8  
Northern Arizona  2 6   3 8  
Idaho State  1 7   1 10  
Cal Poly  1 7   2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

This season set multiple milestones for Sac State. They beat an FBS team for the first time since 2012 with a 41–10 victory over Colorado State. The Hornets claimed their best start to a season in school history when they won their seventh game against Montana 31–24 in overtime, and completed their first perfect regular season in school history following a 27–21 victory over UC Davis. They won their first ever FCS playoff game with a 38–31 win over Richmond. However, in the highest-scoring game in FCS playoff history, they were upset by Incarnate Word in the quarterfinals, 66–63.

After the season in December, Taylor left for Stanford University and defensive coordinator Andy Thompson was promoted to head coach for 2023.

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