1975 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

1975 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
Conference Far Western Conference
1975 record 0–10 (0–5 FWC)
Head coach Tim Tierney (1st season)
Home stadium Pioneer Stadium
(Capacity: 5,000)
1975 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
UC Davis $ 5 0 0  7 3 0
Humboldt State 4 1 0  7 3 0
Sacramento State 2 3 0  5 5 0
San Francisco State 2 3 0  4 4 1
Chico State 2 3 0  4 6 0
Cal State Hayward 0 5 0  0 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1975 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward[note 1] in the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Cal State Hayward competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

The Pioneers were led by first-year head coach Tim Tierney. Tierney would remain the head coach for the next 19 seasons, until the program was dropped after the 1993 season. They played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. The Pioneers finished the season winless, with a record of zero wins and ten losses (0–10, 0–5 FWC). They were outscored by their opponents 99–240 for the 1975 season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 13 at Boise State* Bronco StadiumBoise, ID L 20–42[1]   18,046[2]
September 20 at Cal Poly Pomona* Kellogg Field • Pomona, CA L 17–41   3,300[3]
September 27 at Santa Clara* Buck Shaw StadiumSanta Clara, CA L 12–35  
October 4 Humboldt State Pioneer StadiumHayward, CA L 24–25  
October 11 UC Davis Pioneer Stadium • Hayward, CA L 3–6  
October 17 at San Francisco State Cox StadiumSan Francisco, CA L 6–33  
October 25 Nevada* Pioneer Stadium • Hayward, CA L 10–17  
November 1 Chico State[note 3] Pioneer Stadium • Hayward, CA L 7–9  
November 8 at UC Riverside* Highlander Stadium • Riverside, CA L 0–17  
November 15 at Sacramento State[note 4] Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA L 0–15  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1976 NFL Draft.[6][7]

The following finished their college career in 1975, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Greg BlankenshipLinebacker1976 Oakland Raiders

Notes

  1. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  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 Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References

  1. "Boise State roars past Cal State-Hayward". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Lewiston, Idaho. Associated Press. September 14, 1975. p. 2B.
  2. "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 70.
  3. "Long Beach Routs Fullerton". The Los Angeles Times. September 21, 1975. p. III-14. Retrieved March 15, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1975 - Cal St.-Hayward". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  5. "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  6. "1976 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. "Cal State-Hayward Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
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