1997 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

1997 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
Conference Big Sky Conference
1997 record 4–8, 2 wins forfeited (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach Jim Fenwick (1st season)
Home stadium North Campus Stadium
1997 Big Sky football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#6 E Washington $^ 7 –1 –0  12 –2 –0
#11 Montana ^ 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Montana State 5 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Northern Arizona 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Weber State 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Cal State Northridge 4 –4 –0  4 –8 –0
Portland State 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Idaho State 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Sacramento State 1 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Cal State Northridge record includes two losses by forfeit
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1997 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented Cal State Northridge during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Cal State Northridge competed in the Big Sky Conference. The 1997 Matadors were led by first-year head coach Jim Fenwick. They played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California. On the field, Cal State Northridge finished the season with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6, 4–4 Big Sky). After the season, the Matadors were forced to forfeit two of their non-conference wins due to the use of three ineligible players.[1] That brought their record to (4–8, 4–4 Big Sky). The Matadors outscored their opponents 370–316 for the season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
August 30 at Boise State* Bronco Stadium • Boise, Idaho L 63–23
forfeit loss  		 26,824[2]
September 6 at Hawaii* Aloha Stadium • Halawa, HI L 21–34   33,138[3]
September 13 at New Mexico State* Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico L 18–28   13,913[4]
September 20 Azusa Pacific* North Campus Stadium • Northridge, California L 63–21
forfeit loss  		 4,927[5]
October 4 at Portland State Civic Stadium • Portland, Oregon L 13–26   6,888[6]
October 11 Weber State North Campus Stadium • Northridge, California W 30–20   3,856[7]
October 18 at Montana State Reno H. Sales Stadium • Bozeman, Montana L 20–31   9,357[8]
October 25 Sacramento State[note 1] North Campus Stadium • Northridge, California W 45–38   5,104[9]
November 1 at No. 15 Montana Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, Montana L 13–21   16,775[10]
November 8 Idaho State North Campus Stadium • Northridge, California W 31–22   2,718[11]
November 15 at No. 6 Eastern Washington Woodward Field • Cheney, Washington L 32–39   4,179[12]
November 22 Northern Arizona North Campus Stadium • Northridge, California W 21–13   4,329[13]
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from The Sports Network Division I-AA poll.

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1998 NFL Draft.[15][16][17]

Notes

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ "Northridge to Forfeit Two Football Victories". The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) (Valley ed.). May 22, 1998. p. C17. Retrieved June 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "2015 Boise State Football Media Guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 160. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
  4. ↑ Fernando Dominguez (September 14, 1997). "Northridge Is Run Out of Town". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C12. Retrieved June 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Fernando Dominguez (September 21, 1997). "Not Such a Laugher for Matadors". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C16. Retrieved June 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Fernando Dominguez (October 5, 1997). "Northridge Ends Up All Wet". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C16. Retrieved June 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Fernando Dominguez (October 12, 1997). "Matadors Blow Past Weber State". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C16. Retrieved June 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Fernando Dominguez (October 19, 1997). "Northridge Has Rundown Feeling". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C16. Retrieved June 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  10. ↑ Fernando Dominguez (November 2, 1997). "Off Target". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C15. Retrieved June 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Fernando Dominguez (November 9, 1997). "Not So Easy Does It". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C23. Retrieved June 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Fernando Dominguez (November 16, 1997). "Matadors Can't Crash Party". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C15. Retrieved June 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Fernando Dominguez (November 23, 1997). "Matadors Go Out With a Stop". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C15. Retrieved June 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "1997 - Cal St.-Northridge". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  15. ↑ "1998 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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