1981 Chico State Wildcats football team

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1981 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1981 record5–5 (3–2 FWC)
Head coach
  • Dick Trimmer (8th season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Cal State Hayward + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Humboldt State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Chico State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Sacramento State 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
San Francisco State 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The 1981 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State University[note 1] during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1981.

The 1981 Wildcats were led by eighth-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 181–200 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5at Puget Sound*
L 12–20
September 12at Saint Mary's*
L 16–21
September 26Santa Clara*
W 10–7
October 3Simon Fraser*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, California
W 31–21
October 10at Cal State Northridge*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 16–38584[1]
October 17at Cal State Hayward[note 2]
L 10–17
October 24Sacramento State[note 3]
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, California
W 34–24
October 31Humboldt State
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, California
W 26–7
November 7at UC Davis
L 9–38
November 14San Francisco State
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, California
W 17–7
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

No Chico State players were selected in the 1982 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. ^ "College Football Summaries: Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 11, 1981. p. III-18. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "1981 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "1982 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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