1983 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

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1983 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
WFC co-champion
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
1983 record6–4 (2–1 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNorth Campus Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Western Football Conference standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal State Northridge + 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Santa Clara + 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Cal Poly 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Portland State 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The 1983 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented Cal State Northridge during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season.

Cal State Northridge competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The 1983 Matadors were led by fifth-year head coach Tom Keele. They played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California. Cal State Northridge finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 2–1 WFC). The Matadors outscored their opponents 205–200 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 10San Francisco State*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 24–3350[1]
September 17at Cal State Hayward[note 1]*
L 16–28300[2]
September 24at Sacramento State[note 2]*
W 20–144,050[3][4]
October 1UC Davis*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 3–313,144[5]
October 8Chico State[note 3]*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 24–14644[6]
October 15Cal Poly[note 4]
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 48–21[7]
October 22California Lutheran*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 26–23
October 29at Portland State
L 13–311,847[8]
November 5Santa Clara
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 24–224,808[9]
November 19at Saint Mary's*
L 7–13200[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.[12][13][14]

Notes[]

  1. ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  2. ^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  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 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.

References[]

  1. ^ "Far West Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 11, 1983. p. III-15. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 18, 1983. p. III-14. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "Saturday's College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 2, 1983. p. III-19. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. October 16, 1983. p. III-14. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  8. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 30, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  9. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  10. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 20, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  11. ^ "1983 - Cal St.-Northridge". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  12. ^ "1984 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  13. ^ "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  14. ^ "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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