1976 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

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1976 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1976 record1–8–1 (0–5 FWC)
Head coach
  • Tim Tierney (2nd season)
Home stadiumPioneer Stadium
(Capacity: 5,000)
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Humboldt State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
San Francisco State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Cal State Hayward 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward[note 1] in the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Cal State Hayward competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

The Pioneers were led by second-year head coach Tim Tierney. They played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. The Pioneers finished the season with a record of one win, eight losses and one tie (1–8–1, 0–5 FWC). They were outscored by their opponents 171–223 for the 1976 season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11at Nevada*
L 13–305,400[1]
September 25Santa Clara*
L 19–45
October 2Saint Mary's*
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
W 30–3
October 9at Humboldt State
L 10–14
October 16at UC Davis
L 14–25
October 23San Francisco State
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
L 17–21
October 30at Cal State Northridge*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
L 10–23
November 6at Chico State[note 3]
L 13–14
November 13at Cal State Los Angeles*
T 21–211,500[2]
November 20Sacramento State[note 4]
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
L 24–27
  • *Non-conference game

[3][4]

Team players in the NFL[]

No Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1977 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 Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  4. ^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References[]

  1. ^ "Nevada Information Guide" (PDF). p. 129. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Bailey Scores 3 TDs in 49er Win". The Los Angeles Times. November 14, 1976. p. III-14. Retrieved February 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "1976 - 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. ^ "1977 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "Cal State-Hayward Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
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