1980 Chico State Wildcats football team

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1980 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1980 record5–5 (3–2 FWC)
Head coach
  • Dick Trimmer (7th season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Cal State Hayward 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Chico State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
San Francisco State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Sacramento State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Humboldt State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State University[note 1] during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1980.

The 1980 Wildcats were led by seventh-year head coach Dick Trimmer. They played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California. Chico State finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5, 3–2 FWC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 181–203 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 6Puget Sound*
L 0–37
September 13Saint Mary's*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, California
W 37–21
September 20at California Lutheran*
L 3–6
September 27at Santa Clara*
L 10–17
October 11Cal State Northridge*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, California
W 39–12300[1]
October 18Cal State Hayward[note 2]
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, California
L 17–35
October 25at Sacramento State[note 3]
W 24–22
November 1at Humboldt State
W 21–15
November 8UC Davis
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, California
L 4–35
November 15at San Francisco State
W 26–3
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

No Chico State players were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  2. ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  3. ^ 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. ^ "Cal Poly Pomona Wins at Final Gun". The Los Angeles Times. September 28, 1980. p. III-18. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "1980 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "1981 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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