1985 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

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1985 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
1985 record4–7 (1–4 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNorth Campus Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Western Football Conference standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Santa Clara $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Sacramento State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Portland State 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Cal Poly 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Cal Lutheran 1 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Cal State Northridge 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The 1985 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented Cal State Northridge during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season.

Cal State Northridge competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The 1985 Matadors were led by seventh-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 four wins and seven losses (4–7, 1–4 WFC). The Matadors were outscored by their opponents 281–339 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 7at Nevada*
L 12–569,481[1]
September 21at Saint Mary's*
W 45–132,258[2]
September 28San Francisco State*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 41–17[3]
October 5at Cal State Hayward[note 1]*
L 20–25
October 12Sonoma State*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 40–141,844[4]
October 19California Lutheran
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 27–233,859[5]
October 26Cal Poly[note 2]
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 21–345,335[6]
November 2at UC Davis*
L 22–417,850[7]
November 9Santa Clara
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 19–212,728[8]
November 16at Sacramento State[note 3]
L 10–343,500[9]
November 23at Portland State
L 24–611,513[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft.[12][13][14]

The following finished their college career in 1985 were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Ron Foster Defensive back 1987 Los Angeles Raiders

Notes[]

  1. ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  2. ^ 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.
  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. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 8, 1985. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1985. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 29, 1985. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 13, 1985. p. III-21. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. ^ "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1985. p. III-21. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. ^ "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 28, 1985. p. III-22. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. ^ "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 4, 1985. p. III-20. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  8. ^ "Saturday's Late Summary". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 1985. p. III-22. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  9. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 17, 1985. p. III-17. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  10. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 25, 1985. p. III-23. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  11. ^ "1985 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  12. ^ "1986 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. 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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