1983 Chico State Wildcats football team

1983 Chico State Wildcats football
Conference Northern California Athletic Conference
1983 record 4–5–1 (3–2–1 NCAC)
Head coach Dick Trimmer (10th season)
Home stadium University Stadium
1983 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#1 UC Davis $^ 6 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
Sacramento State 4 –1 –1  5 –5 –1
Chico State 3 –2 –1  4 –5 –1
Cal State Hayward 3 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Humboldt State 3 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
San Francisco State 1 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
Sonoma State 0 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The 1983 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State University[note 1] during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Chico State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference in 1983. Prior to 1983 it had been called the Far Western Conference.

The 1983 Wildcats were led by tenth-year head coach Dick Trimmer. They played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California. Chico State finished the season with a record of four wins, five losses and one tie (4–5–1, 3–2–1 NCAC). The Wildcats outscored their opponents 227–201 for the season. This was the last season coach Trimmer was at the helm. In his ten years, the Wildcats compiled a record of 48–52–2, a .480 winning percentage.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 10 at Saint Mary's* Saint Mary's Stadium • Moraga, California L 25–39  
September 17 Cal Poly[note 2]* University Stadium • Chico, California L 9–21  
September 24 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps* University Stadium • Chico, California W 41–9   2,000[1]
October 8 at Cal State Northridge North Campus Stadium • Northridge, California L 14–24   644[2]
October 15 at Sonoma State Cossacks Stadium • Rohnert Park, California W 50–29   700[3]
October 22 UC Davis University Stadium • Chico, California L 7–24  
October 29 at Sacramento State[note 3] Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California T 15–15   1,200[4]
November 5 Humboldt State University Stadium • Chico, California L 20–26  
November 12 at Cal State Hayward[note 4] Pioneer Stadium • Hayward, California W 20–7  
November 19 San Francisco State University Stadium • Chico, California W 26–7  
*Non-conference game.

[5]

Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.[6][7][8]

Notes

  1. ↑ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  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.
  4. ↑ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.

References

  1. ↑ "Saturday's College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Rich Rupperecht (October 16, 1983). "The Cossacks are breaking all sorts of records". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 1D. Retrieved November 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ "1983 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  6. ↑ "1984 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.