Western Oregon
at Sacramento State
Saturday, Sept. 11, 6:05 p.m.
Sacramento, Calif.
Hornet Stadium
(21,195 Fieldturf)
Internet: Big Sky TV
The Series: First Meeting.
The Coaches: Sacramento State’s Marshall Sperbeck is 14-21 in his fourth season...Western Oregon’s Arne Ferguson is 33-21 in his sixth season.
Notes: Sacramento State opened with a 52-17 loss to Stanford. Western Oregon opened with a 38-0 win over Simon Fraser...Western Oregon competes in the Division II Great Northwest Conference... This will be Sacramento State’s first home game on its new Fieldturf...The Hornets are 2-1 in home openers under Sperbeck....Senior McLeod Bethel-Thompson started at QB for the Hornets last week, completing 9-of-15 passes for 69 yards. junior Jeff Fleming, a transfer from New Mexico State who joined the team last week, played the second half, completing 6-of-12 for 69 yards...sac State’s Chris Diniz tied a career long with a 52-yard field goal vs. Stanford...Western Oregon’s A.J. Robinson threw for 261 yards and three touchdowns in the win over Simon Fraser...Sac State’s Kyle Monson returned a punt 70 yards for a touchdown vs. Stanford, the Hornets’ first punt return for a score since the 2003 season...Sac State WR Brandyn Reed, who missed last week’s game with an injury, is expected to return Saturday.