About Hornet Stadium
Hornet Stadium is a College Football stadium in Sacramento, California. It opened in 1969. It seats 21,195. Its current tenant is Sacramento State Hornets (College Football), since 1972. By capacity it ranks 141st of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 138th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.
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Venue Information
Location
Operator
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Sacramento State Hornets While based here: 36 seasons · 1-6 regular season in the 1 season with results on record · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1972–present
MAC 2026 · Big Sky 2002–2025 · American West Conference 1993 · 2 earlier conferences · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1972–present |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Hornet Stadium?
The capacity of Hornet Stadium is 21,195.
When was Hornet Stadium built?
Hornet Stadium opened in 1969.
Who operates Hornet Stadium?
Hornet Stadium is operated by California State University, Sacramento.
Who plays at Hornet Stadium?
Hornet Stadium is the home venue of Sacramento State Hornets.
Where did the Sacramento State Hornets play before Hornet Stadium?
Before moving to Hornet Stadium in 1972, the Sacramento State Hornets played at Hughes Stadium in 1968.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 4 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY): Photograph.
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| John Smith Field | 1953– | 0.3 mi |
| Hughes Stadium | 1928– | 3.6 mi |
| Edmonds Field | 4.1 mi | |
| Golden 1 Center | 2016– | 4.5 mi |
| Sutter Health Park | 2000– | 5.2 mi |
| ARCO Arena I | 1985–1988 | 7.5 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.