2000 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

2000 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
Conference Big Sky Conference
2000 record 4–7 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach Jeff Kearin (2nd season)
Home stadium North Campus Stadium
2000 Big Sky football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#2 Montana $^ 8 –0 –0  13 –2 –0
#15 Portland State 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
#18 Weber State 5 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Sacramento State 5 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Eastern Washington 5 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Idaho State 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Cal State Northridge 2 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Northern Arizona 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Montana State 0 –8 –0  0 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2000 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented Cal State Northridge during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Cal State Northridge competed in the Big Sky Conference for the last time in 2000. In 2001, the team would play as a Division I-AA independent. The 2000 Matadors were led by second-year head coach Jeff Kearin. 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, 2–6 Big Sky).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 2 at Air Force* Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado L 6–55   50,166[1]
September 9 at Southwest Texas State[note 1]* Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, Texas W 19–13 OT  12,528[2]
September 16 No. 20 Northern Arizona North Campus Stadium • Northridge, California L 26–49   3,085[3]
September 30 Idaho State North Campus Stadium • Northridge, California L 30–31 OT  2,750[4]
October 5 at Weber State Wildcat Stadium • Ogden, Utah L 14–31   8,812[5]
October 14 No. 6 Montana North Campus Stadium • Northridge, California L 30–34   3,072[6]
October 21 at Montana State Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, Montana W 24–12   4,127[7]
October 28 Eastern Washington North Campus Stadium • Northridge, California W 31–26   2,879[8]
November 4 at Sacramento State[note 2] Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California L 61–64   7,912[9]
November 11 Cal Poly[note 3]* North Campus Stadium • Northridge, California W 45–27   1,915[10]
November 18 at No. 15 Portland State Civic Stadium • Portland, Oregon L 22–49   2,938[11]
*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 2001 NFL Draft.

Cory DeSanti- 2003-2004 Free Agent San Diego Chargers

DeAndre Hackett- 2002 Seattle Seahawks

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Notes

  1. ↑ Texas State University was known as Southwest Texas State University from 1969 to 2002.
  2. ↑ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  3. ↑ 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.

References

  1. ↑ Vince Kowalick (September 3, 2000). "Northridge Grounded in 55-6 Loss at Air Force". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D17. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Vince Kowalick (September 10, 2000). "Matadors Won't Go Under in Overtime". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D19. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Vince Kowalick (September 17, 2000). "Matadors Given the Slip". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D11. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Vince Kowalick (October 1, 2000). "Things Amiss for CSUN". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D17. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Vince Kowalick (October 6, 2000). "Matadors Play Like Boobs on Tube". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D17. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Grizzly Football Yearbook: Media Guide, Records & Awards. MontanaGrizzlies.Com
  7. ↑ Vince Kowalick (October 22, 2000). "Brady, Matadors Leave Montana State in Cold". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D14. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Vince Kowalick (October 29, 2000). "Matadors Flag Down Home Victory". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D14. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  10. ↑ Fernando Dominguez (November 12, 2000). "Northridge Finally Puts It Together". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D17. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Vince Kowalick (November 19, 2000). "Matadors Get Run Out of the Big Sky". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D14. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "2000 - Cal St.-Northridge". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  13. ↑ "2001 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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