1987 Sacramento State Hornets football team

1987 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Western Football Conference
Record	4–7 (2–4 WFC)
Head coach	Bob Mattos (10th season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium

1987 Western Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Portland State $^	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	2	–	1
Cal State Northridge	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Santa Clara	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Southern Utah State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Sacramento State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Cal Lutheran	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1987 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1987 NCAA Division II football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Bob Mattos, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the WFC. The team was outscored by its opponents 192 to 130 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	at Pacific (CA)*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 7–31	18,025
September 19	Chico State*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 14–9	5,500
September 26	Mesa State*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 10–13	2,800
October 3	at Santa Clara	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 5–10	5,438
October 10	Humboldt State*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 21–13	2,000
October 17	at No. 5 Portland State	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 0–24	6,023
October 24	No. 8 Cal Poly	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 21–13	4,200
October 31	at Cal Lutheran	Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA	L 7–23	1,108
November 7	Southern Utah State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 19–7	905–1,100
November 14	No. 14 UC Davis*	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic)	L 10–28	10,000
November 21	at Cal State Northridge	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 16–21	3,927
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game