1990 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

The 1990 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented Cal State Northridge during the 1990 NCAA Division II football season.

1990 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
WFC co-champion
Division II 1st Round,
L, 7–14 vs. Cal Poly
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
1990 record7–4 (4–1 WFC)
Head coach
  • Bob Burt (5th season)
Home stadiumNorth Campus Stadium
1990 Western Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 Cal Poly +^ 4 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 13 Cal State Northridge +^ 4 –1 –0  7 –4 –0
Portland State 2 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Santa Clara 2 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Southern Utah State 2 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Sacramento State 1 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

Cal State Northridge competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The 1990 Matadors were led by fifth-year head coach Bob Burt. They played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California. Cal State Northridge finished the regular season as co-champion of the WFC, with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 4–1 WFC).

At the end of the season, the Matadors qualified for the Division II playoffs. In the first playoff game they were defeated by the other WFC co-champion, Cal Poly. That brought their final record to seven wins and four losses (7–4, 4–1 WFC). The Matadors outscored their opponents 179–173 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 1at Northern Arizona*
L 3–376,439[1]
September 8Eastern New Mexico*
W 24–132,864[2]
September 22at Central State (OK)*
W 17–63,800[3]
September 29UC Davis*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 14–103,806[4]
October 6Portland StateNo. 18
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 19–183,131[5]
October 13at Southern Utah State[note 1]No. 15
W 34–245,122[6]
October 20Sacramento State[note 2]No. 13
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 24–134,083[7]
October 27at Santa ClaraNo. 9
W 10–73,000[8]
November 3No. 10 Cal Poly[note 3]No. 7
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 3–67,127[9]
November 10at Long Beach State[note 4]*No. 13
L 24–253,090[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1991 NFL Draft.[12][13][14]

The following finished their college career in 1990 were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Daved BenefieldLinebacker1996 San Francisco 49ers

Notes
  1. Southern Utah University was known as Southern Utah State College from 1969 to 1990.
  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.
  4. The official name of Long Beach State has been California State University, Long Beach since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Long Beach State.

References
  1. "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 2, 1990. p. C18. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 9, 1990. p. C25. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 23, 1990. p. C18. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Mike Hiserman (September 30, 1990). "Defense Steals Spotlight as Northridge Stops Davis". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C14. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 7, 1990. p. C22. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Mike Hiserman (October 14, 1990). "Nicholson Makes Mark as CSUN Sets Win Record". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C20. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1990. p. C19. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "College Football". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. October 28, 1990. p. C20. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 4, 1990. p. C22. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 1990. p. C18. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "1990 - Cal St.-Northridge". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  12. "1991 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  13. "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  14. "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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