🍗 🏈 Join Us for Mazzuca Tailgate #1 on Alumni Row!

Sac State football is back at Hornet Stadium, and we’re getting the alumni together for Mazzuca Tailgate #1 before the Hornets take on North Dakota State on Saturday, September 19.

Join Joe and Jeanne Mazzuca on Alumni Row for an afternoon of great food, old friends, and plenty of Hornet brotherhood and sisterhood before the 7:30 PM kickoff.

📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026

📍 Alumni Row at Hornet Stadium

🔥 Tailgate Begins: 3:00 PM

🍽️ Barbecue Served: 5:30 PM

🏈 Sac State vs. NDSU: 7:30 PM

Santa Maria-Style Barbecue

Joe will have the pit fired up and serving:

Italian-style quarter chicken
Asparagus
Garlic-infused sourdough bread
Ranch-style beans with hickory-smoked bacon and salsa

Feel free to bring a cold salad, appetizer, or dessert to share. Please bring your own chairs and beverages for the tailgate.

Reserve Your Meal

The barbecue is $20 per person, and the deadline to reserve your meal is September 15.

To reserve, Venmo Joseph Mazzuca at @coachjmazzuca.

Your Venmo payment is your reservation.

We’d love to see a strong group of Sac State Pikes and Theta Tau alumni come out, reconnect, and enjoy a great afternoon together. When you get to Alumni Row, just look for the oakwood smoke and follow the smell of the pit!

Once a Pike, Always a Pike.

Hornets for Life! 🐝 Stingers Up!