1982 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

The 1982 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented Cal State Northridge during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season.

1982 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
1982 record4–7 (2–2 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNorth Campus Stadium
1982 Western Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Cal Poly $ 4 –0 –0  6 –5 –0
Santa Clara 3 –1 –0  7 –4 –0
Cal State Northridge 2 –2 –0  4 –7 –0
Cal Poly Pomona 1 –3 –0  1 –10 –0
Portland State 0 –4 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

Cal State Northridge competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The 1982 Matadors were led by fourth-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 four wins and seven losses (4–7, 2–2 WFC). The Matadors were outscored by their opponents 257–287 for the season.

1982 was the first season for the Western Football Conference. In its initial season, the WFC had five teams. Three of them were the last members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) (Cal State Northridge, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal Poly (SLO)). They were joined by Santa Clara and Portland State.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 4Sacramento State[note 1]*
L 25–301,315[1]
September 11Cal State Hayward[note 2]*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 38–371,116[2]
September 18at San Francisco State*
W 24–141,800[3]
September 25at Santa Clara
L 21–264,914[4]
October 2at UC Davis*
L 20–308,200[5]
October 9at Chico State[note 3]*
L 17–202,652[6]
October 16Puget Sound*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 14–211,171[7]
October 23at California Lutheran*
L 15–273,100[8]
November 6Cal Poly Pomona
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 38–30
November 13at Cal Poly[note 4]
L 14–24
November 20Portland State
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 31–28700[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft.[11][12][13]

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.
  2. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  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 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. "Saturday's Late Summary". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 6, 1982. p. III-13. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 13, 1982. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 20, 1982. p. III-18. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1982. p. III-9. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Scores, Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 4, 1982. p. III-13. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 11, 1982. p. III-15. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "The Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 17, 1982. p. III-16. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 24, 1982. p. III-18. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1982. p. III-16. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "1982 - Cal St.-Northridge". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  11. "1983 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  12. "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  13. "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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