1979 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

The 1979 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented Cal State Northridge during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season.

1979 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1979 record3–7 (1–1 CCAA)
Head coachTom Keele (1st season)
Home stadiumNorth Campus Stadium
1979 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Cal Poly $ 2 –0 –0  7 –3 –0
Cal State Northridge 1 –1 –0  3 –7 –0
Cal Poly Pomona 0 –2 –0  0 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Cal State Northridge competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The 1979 Matadors were led by first-year head coach Tom Keele. They played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California. Cal State Northridge finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 1–1 CCAA). The Matadors were outscored by their opponents 144–239 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 1Santa Clara*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 9–213,200[1]
September 8San Francisco State*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 14–17
September 15Cal State Hayward[note 1]*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 10–82,500[2]
September 22Humboldt State*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 18–14[3]
September 29at Chico State[note 2]*
L 17–20
October 13at Portland State*
L 21–3412,000[4]
October 20Cal Poly[note 3]
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 20–385,000[5]
October 27Cal State Fullerton*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 3–494,500[6]
November 3at Cal Poly Pomona
W 17–35,000[7]
November 10at Sacramento State[note 4]*
L 15–351,170[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1980 NFL Draft.[10][11][12]

Notes
  1. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  2. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico 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.
  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. "Santa Clara Stops Cal St. Northridge". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 2, 1979. p. III-4. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Oxy's Allen Off to Rough Start". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 16, 1979. p. III-17. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Kingsmen Beat Redlands, 28-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 23, 1979. p. III-18. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "LB State Rallies to Beat Drake". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 14, 1979. p. III-10. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Paopao Leads Cal Lutheran Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1979. p. III-15. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Tom Hamilton (October 28, 1979). "Titans' Offense Cures Malaise". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-14. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "No Shows Include An Opponent". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 4, 1979. p. III-16. Retrieved February 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cal Lutheran Scores 40-15 Victory". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 1979. p. III-16. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "1979 - Cal St.-Northridge". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  10. "1980 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  11. "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  12. "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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