1977 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

The 1977 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward[note 1] in the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Cal State Hayward competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

1977 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1977 record6–3–1 (2–2–1 FWC)
Head coach
  • Tim Tierney (3rd season)
Home stadiumPioneer Stadium
(Capacity: 5,000)
1977 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 UC Davis $^ 5 0 0  11 1 0
Chico State 3 1 1  6 2 1
Cal State Hayward 2 2 1  6 3 1
San Francisco State 2 3 0  5 5 0
Humboldt State 1 3 1  5 4 1
Sacramento State 0 4 1  0 10 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The Pioneers were led by third-year head coach Tim Tierney. They played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. The Pioneers finished the season with a record of six wins, three losses and one tie (6–3–1, 2–2–1 FWC). They outscored their opponents 209–136 for the 1977 season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17Cal State Northridge*W 13–3
September 24Cal State Los Angeles*
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
W 38–7
October 1at Saint Mary’s*
W 31–10
October 8UC Davis
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
L 0–6
October 15at San Francisco StateL 10–16
October 29Chico State[note 3]
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
T 7–7
November 5Santa Clara*
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
W 36–29
November 12at Sacramento State[note 4]W 27–14
November 19Humboldt State
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
W 25–16
November 26at Cal Poly Pomona*
L 22–28
  • *Non-conference game

[1][2]

Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1978 NFL Draft.[3][4]

Notes

  1. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  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. "1977 - Cal St.-Hayward". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  2. "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  3. "1978 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. "Cal State-Hayward Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
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