2025 Sacramento State Hornets football team
| 2025 Sacramento State Hornets football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ken Merchant (1st season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | A.C. Patterson (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Marcus Patton (1st season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Josh Brown (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Hornet Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of April 27, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Sacramento State Hornets football team will represent California State University, Sacramento during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. The 2025 season should be the last season of the Hornets in the FCS. A realignment to the FBS was announced in 2025. They are expected to be led by first-year head coach Brennan Marion and play their home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
Offseason
[edit]Transfers
[edit]Outgoing
[edit]| Player | Position | Destination |
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| Evan Kiely | K | Boise State |
| Zelmar Vedder | DB | Houston |
| Devin Gandy | WR | Louisiana Tech |
| Elijah Tau-Tolliver | RB | Michigan State |
| Murvin Kenion III | DB | Nevada |
| Danny Scudero | WR | San Jose State |
| AJ Campos | LS | San Jose State |
| Carson Camp | QB | Southeastern Louisiana |
| Nathan Mejia | OL | Stanford |
| Jayden Weber | WR | Unknown |
| Mekhei Byrd | WR | Unknown |
| Phoenix Rose | DB | Unknown |
| Kyle Stahlecker | DE | Unknown |
| Mason Brosseau | DT | Unknown |
| Coleman Kuntz | TE | Unknown |
| Spencer Patton | DT | Unknown |
| Jayden Davis | S | Unknown |
| Davion Ross | S | Unknown |
| Joey Wright | OL | Unknown |
| Ezra Moleni | RB | Unknown |
| Tyler Henry | DL | Unknown |
| Jason Auzenne | WR/RB | Unknown |
| Darren Burton II | DB | Unknown |
| Kam Rocha | DB | Unknown |
| Diego Davis | LB | Withdrawn |
Incoming
[edit]| Player | Position | Previous school |
|---|---|---|
| Connor McDowell | LS | Angelo State |
| Jekob Jones | LB | Cal Poly |
| Jordan Herman | OL | Charlotte |
| Damian Henderson II | RB | Colorado State |
| Jordan Williams | TE | Colorado State |
| Malik Tullis | DL | Eastern Michigan |
| Melvin Swindle II | DL | Eastern Michigan |
| Jaden Rashada | QB | Georgia |
| Darren Burton II | DB | Hampton |
| Jayden Davis | DB | Idaho State |
| Chase Brackney | DL | Iowa |
| Jamar Curtis | RB | Lafayette |
| James Jones | RB | Louisiana–Monroe |
| Itayvion Brown | DE | Michigan State |
| Miles Bailey | DL | Murray State |
| Brodie Tagaloa | DL | Nebraska |
| Savion Red | RB | Nevada |
| Ikaika Ragsdale | WR | North Texas |
| Grant Meadors | K | Oregon |
| Jordan Anderson | WR | Oregon State |
| Rodney Hammond | RB | Pittsburgh |
| Logan Tanner | TE | San Diego State |
| Dean Abdullah | TE | San Diego State |
| Mikey Henderson | WR | Tarleton State |
| Deven Wright | DE | Texas State |
| Cardell Williams | QB | Tulsa |
| Ricky Lee III | DB | UAB |
| Agiye Hall | RB | UCF |
| Joseph Firebaugh Jr. | K | UCLA |
| Timothy Conerly | WR | UNLV |
| Brennon Scott | LB | UNLV |
| Damien McDaniel | WR | UNLV |
| Sammy Norris | FB | UNLV |
| Keith Conley | DL | UNLV |
| Bear Tenney | TE | Utah |
| Oscar Moore | DB | UTEP |
| Jace Wilson | WR | UTSA |
| Sam Adams II | RB | Washington |
| Jackson Lataimua | DB | Washington State |
| Warren Smith | DB | Washington State |
| Taison Fa’asuamanu | LB | West Liberty |
Coaching staff additions
[edit]| Name | New Position | Previous Team | Previous Position | Source |
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| Brennan Marion | Head coach | UNLV | Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks | [5] |
| Kenneth Merchant | Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks | UNLV | Offensive analyst | [6] |
| AC Patterson | Co-offensive coordinator/Running backs | Portland State | Assistant head coach/Offensive coordinator/Running backs | [6] |
| Marcus Patton | Defensive coordinator | Colorado State | Cornerbacks | [6] |
| Josh Brown | Co-defensive coordinator/Linebackers | McNeese | Co-defensive coordinator/Safeties | [6] |
| Darrin Walls | Defensive pass game coordinator/Cornerbacks | Albany | Co-defensive coordinator/Cornerbacks | [6] |
| Rob Wenger | Special teams | Minnesota | Special teams/Rush ends | [6] |
| Robbie Bell | Tight ends | Georgia Tech | Offensive line quality control | [6] |
| Nathan Kenion | Safeties | Diablo Valley JC | Defensive coordinator | [6] |
| Sidhart Krishnamurthi | Wide receivers | San Jose State | Offensive quality control | [6] |
| Ed McGilvra | Defensive line | College of the Canyons | Defensive line | [6] |
| Jake Vang | Edge rushers | Colorado State | Defensive analyst | [6] |
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| August 30 | at South Dakota State* | ||
| September 6 | at Nevada* | ||
| September 13 | Mercyhurst* | ||
| September 20 | Central Arkansas* |
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| September 27 | Cal Poly |
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| October 11 | at Weber State | ||
| October 18 | Northern Colorado |
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| October 25 | Montana |
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| November 1 | at Eastern Washington | ||
| November 8 | at Portland State | ||
| November 15 | Idaho |
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| November 22 | at UC Davis | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "2025 FCS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.
- ^ "2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.
- ^ "2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports.
- ^ "Sacramento State Hornets 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
- ^ "BRENNAN MARION NAMED HEAD FOOTBALL COACH". hornetsports. December 20, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "2025 Football Coaching Staff". hornetsports. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Sacramento State Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved February 1, 2025.