1984 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

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1984 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
1984 record3–7 (0–3 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNorth Campus Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Western Football Conference standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Portland State $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Cal Poly 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Santa Clara 1 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Cal State Northridge 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The 1984 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented Cal State Northridge during the 1984 NCAA Division II football season.

Cal State Northridge competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The 1984 Matadors were led by sixth-year head coach Tom Keele. They played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California. On the field, Cal State Northridge finished the season with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8, 0–3 WFC). However, San Francisco State later forfeited their win over the Matadors, so the adjusted record becomes (3–7, 0–3 WFC). The Matadors were outscored by their opponents 119–248 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8at Northern Arizona*
L 10–269,600[1]
September 15Sacramento State[note 1]*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 24–132,244[2]
September 22at San Francisco State*
W 17–21
forfeit win		1,000[3]
September 29Cal State Hayward[note 2]*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 26–381,075[4]
October 13Saint Mary's*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 19–20[5]
October 20at Cal Poly[note 3]
L 0–286,970[6]
October 27at California Lutheran*
W 17–151,844[7]
November 3at Santa Clara
L 0–31
November 10UC Davis*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 3–42[8]
November 17Portland State
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 3–14
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1985 NFL Draft.[10][11][12]

The following finished their college career in 1984 were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Bryan Wagner Punter 1987 Chicago Bears

Notes[]

  1. ^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  2. ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  3. ^ 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. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 9, 1984. p. III-22. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 16, 1984. p. III-16. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "Aztecs' Critical Fumble Saves Oklahoma St., 19-16". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 23, 1984. p. III-10. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. ^ "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 1, 1984. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 14, 1984. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. ^ "Oxy (7-0) Rallies to Defeat Whittier; Okoye Leads Asuza (sic) Pacific, 34-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1984. p. III-9. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 28, 1984. p. III-16. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  8. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 1984. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  9. ^ "1984 - Cal St.-Northridge". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  10. ^ "1985 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  11. ^ "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  12. ^ "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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