1996 Sacramento State Hornets football team

1996 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   7 0     14 1  
No. 6 Northern Arizona ^   6 1     9 3  
Cal State Northridge   4 3     7 4  
Weber State   4 3     7 4  
Eastern Washington   3 4     6 5  
Montana State   3 4     6 5  
Idaho State   1 6     4 7  
Sacramento State   0 7     1 10  
Portland State   0 0     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Portland State games did not count in conference standings
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach John Volek, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 466 to 248 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Sacramento State competed for the first time in the Big Sky Conference in 1996. They had been a member of the American West Conference (AWC) from 1993 to 1995.