2011 Sacramento State Hornets football team

2011 Sacramento State Hornets football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorAnthony Parker (2nd season)
Home stadiumHornet Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Montana State $^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 5 Montana† ^   5 – 1     6 – 2  
Portland State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Eastern Washington   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Weber State   5 – 3     5 – 6  
Northern Arizona   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Sacramento State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Idaho State*   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Northern Colorado   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • † Montana vacated two conference wins, five total wins, their conference co-championship, and playoff participation (three games, including two of the five total wins) in 2011
    * Idaho State ineligible for FCS playoffs due to APR violations
Rankings from The Sports Network poll, using Montana's later-diminished W–L record

The 2011 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Marshall Sperbeck, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Sky. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Sacramento State opened the season with a 29–28 win over Oregon State of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).