1981 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

The 1981 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward[note 1] in the 1981 NCAA Division II football season. Cal State Hayward competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

1981 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
FWC co-champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1981 record6–4–1 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
  • Tim Tierney (7th season)
Home stadiumPioneer Stadium
(Capacity: 5,000)
1981 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
UC Davis + 4 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
Cal State Hayward + 4 –1 –0  6 –4 –1
Humboldt State 3 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Chico State 3 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Sacramento State 1 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
San Francisco State 0 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The Pioneers were led by seventh-year head coach Tim Tierney. They played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. The Pioneers finished the season as co-champion of the FWC, with a record of six wins, four losses and one tie (6–4–1, 4–1 FWC). They outscored their opponents 201–135 for the 1981 season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 12at Cal State Northridge*
T 7–72,000[1]
September 19Santa Clara*
W 31–14
September 26at Puget Sound*
L 9–17
October 3at Saint Mary's*
L 15–17
October 10Eastern Washington*
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
L 10–24
October 17Chico State[note 3]
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
W 17–10
October 24at Cal Poly Pomona*
W 22–0861[2]
October 31at Sacramento State[note 4]
W 27–10
November 7Humboldt State
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
W 36–7
November 14UC Davis
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
L 14–23
November 21at San Francisco State
W 13–6
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1982 NFL Draft.[5][6]

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. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. September 13, 1981. p. III-16. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. October 25, 1981. p. III-22. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1981 - Cal St.-Hayward". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  5. "1982 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. "Cal State-Hayward Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
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