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.
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.
Preseason
Polls On July 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Hornets were predicted to finish second in the Big Sky by the coaches and third by the media.
Preseason All–Big Sky team The Hornets had five players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.
Offense
Marshel Martin – TE
Pierre Williams – WR
Brandon Weldon – OL
Asher O'Hara – QB
Special teams
Kyle Sentkowski – K
Schedule
Game summaries
Utah Tech
At Northern Iowa
At Colorado State
At Cal Poly
Northern Colorado
At Eastern Washington
No. 7 Montana
No. 14 Idaho
At No. 5 Weber State
At Portland State
No. 24 UC Davis
FCS Playoffs
No. 13 Richmond – Second Round
No. 5 Incarnate Word – Quarterfinal
Ranking movements
Players drafted into the NFL
3 76 Marte Mapu LB New England Patriots
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