1981 Sonoma State Cossacks football team

1981 Sonoma State Cossacks football
Conference Independent
1981 record 3–7
Head coach Milt Cerf (2nd season)
Home stadium Cossacks Stadium

The 1981 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season. Sonoma State competed as an independent in 1981.

The 1981 Cossacks were led by second-year head coach Milt Cerf. They played home games at Cossacks Stadium[note 1] in Rohnert Park, California. Sonoma State finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7). The Cossacks were outscored by their opponents 117–245 for the season. This was the last season for the Cossacks with Coach Cerf at the helm. He finished his two years at Sonoma State with a record of 9–11, a .450 winning percentage.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 12 at Southern Utah State[note 2] Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT L 20–35  
September 19 at Redlands Redlands Stadium • Redlands, CA L 7–20  
September 26 San Francisco Cossacks Stadium • Rohnert Park, CA W 14–6  
October 3 La Verne Cossacks Stadium • Rohnert Park, CA W 16–7   250[1]
October 17 at Saint Mary’s Saint Mary’s Stadium • Moraga, CA L 8–50  
October 24 at Humboldt State Redwood Bowl • Arcata, CA L 14–40  
October 31 California Lutheran Cossacks Stadium • Rohnert Park, CA L 7–37   1,000[2]
November 7 Azusa Pacific Cossacks Stadium • Rohnert Park, CA L 6–41   450[3]
November 14 Chapman[note 3] Cossacks Stadium • Rohnert Park, CA W 25–0  
November 21 Southern Oregon[note 4] Cossacks Stadium • Rohnert Park, CA L 0–9  

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Team players in the NFL

No Sonoma State players were selected in the 1982 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Cossacks Stadium would be renamed in 2002 to Seawolf Stadium when the University changed the name of the mascot to Seawolves.
  2. ↑ Southern Utah University was known as Southern Utah State College from 1969 to 1990.
  3. ↑ Chapman University was known as Chapman College from 1934 to 1990.
  4. ↑ Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon State College from 1975 to 1996.

References

  1. ↑ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 4, 1981. p. III-18. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1981. p. III-20. Retrieved February 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 8, 1981. p. III-19. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Sonoma State Football - 1981". Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ "1982 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Sonoma St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Draft History: Sonoma State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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