SOME DELAYS. RIGHT NOW, SACRAMENTO STATE FANS ARE CELEBRATING A HOMECOMING WHEN THEY WENT HEAD TO HEAD WITH NORTHERN COLORADO AND CAME OUT ON TOP 40 TO 35. WELL, AFTER THE GAME, THOUSANDS OF FANS STAYED FOR A PERFORMANCE FROM RAPPER LIL YACHTY. KCRA 3’S PEYTON HEADLEE TAKES US INSIDE THEIR HOMECOMING CELEBRATION. THOUSANDS OF FANS PACKING INTO HORNET STADIUM FOR SACRAMENTO STATE’S HOMECOMING GAME TONIGHT. WE TALKED TO A LOT OF FANS. THEY SAY THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE DIRECTION THAT THIS PROGRAM IS HEADED IN. IT’S KIND OF FIGURE OUT FANS FOR THE KICKOFF. IT’S HOMECOMING NIGHT FOR THE HORNETS AND A CELEBRATION OF ALUMNI, STUDENTS AND STAFF. EVERYBODY. ALUMNI FELT LIKE THEY STILL WENT HERE. IT JUST FELT LIKE FAMILY. AND I LOVE THE COMMUNITY THAT SAC STATE HAS. SAC STATE FANS SHOWING THEIR GREEN AND GOLD PRIDE. AND HOPE FOR A SEASON THAT THEY SAY IS ALREADY OFF TO A STRONG START. YOU KNOW, THEY’VE BEEN GOING UP THIS YEAR. THIS IS THE MOST CROWDED. I’VE SEEN IT IN A LONG TIME, SO IT’S PRETTY EXCITING TO SEE. I THINK KIND OF JUST THE CULTURE THAT THE COACH HAS BROUGHT HERE FROM THE PLAYERS HAS TRANSLATED TO THE STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY. A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT SAC STATE. THIS AS SAC STATE IS LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME FOR THEIR FOOTBALL GAMES. THE UNIVERSITY IS IN TALKS WITH CAL EXPO, EXPLORING PLANS TO CONVERT THEIR HORSE RACING TRACK AND GRANDSTAND INTO A STADIUM FOR 25,000. IT’S GOOD FOR THE SCHOOL IF YOU CAN GET, YOU KNOW, MORE AND MORE SEATS IN THE STANDS, A BETTER PRODUCT, THEN WHY NOT? THE MORE SPACE THE BETTER. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THE STADIUM READY BY FALL OF NEXT YEAR, MEANING THIS COULD BE THE LAST HOMECOMING GAME ON CAMPUS. BUT THERE’S NO QUESTION THERE’S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT SURROUNDING SAC STATE RIGHT NOW. WITH THE STANDS FILLED FOR HOME GAMES. SOME, EVEN WITH POST-GAME PERFORMANCES. RAPPER LIL YACHTY THIS WEEK AND QUAVO THE NEXT. I CAN’T REALLY THINK OF ANOTHER SCHOOL THAT HAS GOT LIKE, THESE CONCERTS OUT HERE. WHO WOULDN’T WANT TO COME SEE YACHTY? I LOVE THE ENERGY. I LOVE HOW THEY GOT THINGS TOGETHER. AS FOR THEIR NEXT GAME, THEY PLAY MONTANA ON FRIDAY AT 730 RIGHT HERE IN HORNET STADIUM IN SACRAMENTO. PEYTON HEADLEE. KCRA THREE NEWS TONIGHT AT THE GAME, THEY ANNOUNCED THIS WAS THE LARGEST HOMECOMING CROWD
Sacramento State celebrates homecoming win with postgame performance from rapper Lil Yachty
At the game, the announcer said it was the largest homecoming crowd ever and the third largest crowd in Hornet Stadium history.
Updated: 10:48 PM PDT Oct 18, 2025
Sacramento State fans celebrated a homecoming win against Northern Colorado, with the Hornets coming out on top 40-35, followed by a postgame performance from rapper Lil Yachty. Thousands of fans packed into Hornet Stadium. At the game, the announcer said it was the largest homecoming crowd ever and the third-largest crowd in Hornet Stadium history.”It just felt like family. Everybody, the alumni felt like they still went here. It just felt like family. And I love the community that Sac State has,” Joekeya Brewer, a student at Sac State, said. Fans expressed hope for a season that they say is already off to a strong start.”This is the most crowded I’ve seen it in a long time. So, it’s pretty exciting to see,” Joe Ochoa, Sac State alum, said.The university is in talks with Cal Expo, exploring plans to convert its horse racing track and grandstand into a stadium for 25,000 people. The goal is to have the new stadium ready by fall 2026, which means this could be the last homecoming game on campus.”If it’s good for the school, if you can get, you know, more and more seats in the stands, a better product, then why not?” Ochoa said.“I think us moving stadiums is perfect because there’s so many people that come and watch our players play and we need more space,” Brewer said. “The more space, the better.”Despite the potential move, excitement surrounding Sac State is palpable, with stands filled for home games and postgame performances. Rapper Lil Yachty performed Saturday, with Quavo scheduled for the next home game. A ticket for the game gets you into the performance.”I can’t really think of another school that has got, like, these concerts out here,” fan Jeremiah Winters said. As for their next game, Sac State will play Montana on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Sacramento State fans celebrated a homecoming win against Northern Colorado, with the Hornets coming out on top 40-35, followed by a postgame performance from rapper Lil Yachty.
Thousands of fans packed into Hornet Stadium. At the game, the announcer said it was the largest homecoming crowd ever and the third-largest crowd in Hornet Stadium history.
“It just felt like family. Everybody, the alumni felt like they still went here. It just felt like family. And I love the community that Sac State has,” Joekeya Brewer, a student at Sac State, said.
Fans expressed hope for a season that they say is already off to a strong start.
“This is the most crowded I’ve seen it in a long time. So, it’s pretty exciting to see,” Joe Ochoa, Sac State alum, said.
The university is in talks with Cal Expo, exploring plans to convert its horse racing track and grandstand into a stadium for 25,000 people.
The goal is to have the new stadium ready by fall 2026, which means this could be the last homecoming game on campus.
“If it’s good for the school, if you can get, you know, more and more seats in the stands, a better product, then why not?” Ochoa said.
“I think us moving stadiums is perfect because there’s so many people that come and watch our players play and we need more space,” Brewer said. “The more space, the better.”
Despite the potential move, excitement surrounding Sac State is palpable, with stands filled for home games and postgame performances.
Rapper Lil Yachty performed Saturday, with Quavo scheduled for the next home game. A ticket for the game gets you into the performance.
“I can’t really think of another school that has got, like, these concerts out here,” fan Jeremiah Winters said.
As for their next game, Sac State will play Montana on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento.