1984 Sonoma State Cossacks football team

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1984 Sonoma State Cossacks football
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
1984 record2–8 (2–4 NCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCossacks Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–6 UC Davis $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Sacramento State 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Cal State Hayward 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Sonoma State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
San Francisco State 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 8 – 1
Humboldt State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • Records are after 3 SF State forfeit losses: 1 to Sonoma State & 2 non-conference
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The 1984 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State during the 1984 NCAA Division II football season. Sonoma State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference in 1984.

The 1984 Cossacks were led by third-year head coach Tony Kehl. They played home games at Cossacks Stadium[note 1] in Rohnert Park, California. On the field, Sonoma State finished the season with a record of one win and nine losses (1–9, 1–5 NCAC). However, San Francisco State was later required to forfeit three of their wins, including the October 13th game against Sonoma State. That brought the Cossacks record to an adjusted two wins and eight losses (2–8, 2–4 NCAC). The Cossacks were outscored by their opponents 126–288 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 15at Redlands*
L 18–341,000[1]
September 22Occidental*
L 0–7
September 29Saint Mary’s*
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
L 9–17
October 6at Chico State[note 2]
L 10–31
October 13San Francisco State
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
W 21–45
forfeit win
October 20Cal State Hayward[note 3]
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
L 3–191,000[2]
October 27at Sacramento State[note 4]
L 12–311,850[3]
November 3at UC Davis
L 16–527,500[4]
November 10Humboldt State
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
W 17–15
November 17at Azusa Pacific*Azusa, CAL 20–37
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

No Sonoma State players were selected in the 1985 NFL Draft.[7][8][9]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Cossacks Stadium would be renamed in 2002 to Seawolf Stadium when the University changed the name of the mascot to Seawolves.
  2. ^ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  3. ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  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. ^ Jim Long (September 16, 1984). "Redlands tops Sonoma, 34-18, in home opener". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. p. C-3. Retrieved November 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ Rick Rupprecht (October 21, 1984). "SSU comes close". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 1D. Retrieved November 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Sonoma State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "Aggies overcome small scare, beat SSU 52-16". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 4, 1984. p. 1D. Retrieved November 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. ^ "1984 - Sonoma St. (CA)". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  6. ^ "Sonoma State Football - 1984". Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  7. ^ "1985 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "Sonoma St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  9. ^ "Draft History: Sonoma State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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