The 1996 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented

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as a member of the

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during the

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. 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

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. Sacramento State competed for the first time in the Big Sky Conference in 1996. They had been a member of the

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(AWC) from 1993 to 1995.

Schedule

Team players in the NFL

The following Sacramento State players were selected in the 1997 NFL draft.

References

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Sacramento State Hornets football seasons

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1990s in Sacramento, California