2001 Sacramento State Hornets football team

2001 Sacramento State Hornets football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	2–9 (1–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	John Volek (7th season)
Home stadium	Hornet Stadium

2001 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Montana $^		7	–	0					15	–	1
No. 16 Northern Arizona ^		5	–	2					9	–	4
Portland State		5	–	2					7	–	4
Montana State		4	–	3					5	–	6
Eastern Washington		3	–	4					6	–	4
Weber State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Idaho State		1	–	6					4	–	7
Sacramento State		1	–	6					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach John Volek, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 424 to 249 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	Saint Mary's*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 13–6 OT	15,173
September 8	at Cal Poly*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 21–55	5,812
September 22	Idaho State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 33–27	8,887
September 29	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 31–38	4,192
October 6	No. 2 Montana	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 7–42	13,586
October 13	at Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 0–20	11,817
October 20	Eastern Washington	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 35–42 OT	8,457
October 27	No. 15 (D-II) UC Davis*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic)	L 0–43	17,328
November 3	at Cal State Northridge*	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 36–49	5,286
November 10	No. 16 Northern Arizona	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 40–50	5,510
November 24	at Portland State	PGE Park Portland, OR	L 33–52	3,747
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game