1973 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

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1973 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1973 record3–7 (2–3 FWC)
Head coach
  • Bob Rodrigo (3rd season)
Home stadiumPioneer Stadium
(Capacity: 5,000)
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Chico State + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
San Francisco State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Cal State Hayward 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Humboldt State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 2
Sacramento State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1973 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward[note 1] in the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Cal State Hayward competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

The Pioneers were led by third-year head coach Bob Rodrigo. They played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. The Pioneers finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 2–3 FWC). They were outscored by their opponents 168–348 for the 1973 season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 15at Idaho State*
L 7–21
September 22Santa Clara*
L 13–28
September 29at Cal State Northridge*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
L 9–322,200[1]
October 6at Sacramento State[note 3]
W 14–6
October 13Humboldt State[note 4]
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
W 41–12
October 20UC Davis[note 5]
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
W 47–20
October 27at San Francisco State[note 6]
L 7–47
November 3Cal Poly[note 7]*
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
L 0–58
November 10Chico State[note 8]
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
L 6–17
November 24Cal State Fullerton*
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
L 18–221,500[2]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

No Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft.[5][6]

Notes[]

  1. ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  2. ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. ^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  4. ^ Humboldt State University was known as California State University, Humboldt from 1972 to 1973.
  5. ^ The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the "Cal Aggies" from 1922 until the mid 1970s.
  6. ^ San Francisco State University was known as California State University, San Francisco from 1972 to 1973.
  7. ^ The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  8. ^ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.

References[]

  1. ^ "Long Beach State Still Without Win -- Ties North Texas St., 0-0". The Los Angeles Times. September 30, 1973. p. III-14. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "49ers' Dismal Season Ended by 31-7 Loss". The Los Angeles Times. November 25, 1973. p. III-15. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "1973 - Cal St.-Hayward". Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "1974 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "Cal State-Hayward Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
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