The 1957 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College—now known as
California State University, Sacramento—as a member of the
Far Western Conference (FWC) during the
1957 college football season. Led by first-year head coach
John W. Baker, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the FWC. The team finished with the first winning record in its four years of existence. For the season Sacramento State was outscored by its opponents 174 to 173. The Hornets played home games at Grant Stadium in
Sacramento, California.