2000 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

The 2000 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented Cal State Northridge during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

2000 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2000 record4–7 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Jeff Kearin (2nd season)
Home stadiumNorth Campus Stadium
2000 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Montana $^  8 –0     13 –2  
No. 15 Portland State ^  5 –3     8 –4  
No. 18 Weber State  5 –3     7 –4  
Sacramento State  5 –3     7 –4  
Eastern Washington  5 –3     6 –5  
Idaho State  4 –4     6 –5  
Cal State Northridge  2 –6     4 –7  
Northern Arizona  2 –6     3 –8  
Montana State  0 –8     0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Cal State Northridge competed in the Big Sky Conference for the last time in 2000. In 2001, the team would play as a Division I-AA independent. The 2000 Matadors were led by second-year head coach Jeff Kearin. 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, 2–6 Big Sky).

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 2at Air Force*
L 6–5550,166[1]
September 9at Southwest Texas State[note 1]*
W 19–13 OT12,528[2]
September 16No. 20 Northern Arizona
L 26–493,085[3]
September 30Idaho State
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 30–31 OT2,750[4]
October 5at Weber State
L 14–318,812[5]
October 14No. 6 Montana
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
L 30–343,072[6]
October 21at Montana State
W 24–124,127[7]
October 28Eastern Washington
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 31–262,879[8]
November 4at Sacramento State[note 2]
L 61–647,912[9]
November 11Cal Poly[note 3]*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, California
W 45–271,915[10]
November 18at No. 15 Portland State
L 22–492,938[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Division I-AA poll poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 2001 NFL Draft.[13][14][15]

Notes
  1. Texas State University was known as Southwest Texas State University from 1969 to 2002.
  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.

References
  1. Vince Kowalick (September 3, 2000). "Northridge Grounded in 55-6 Loss at Air Force". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D17. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Vince Kowalick (September 10, 2000). "Matadors Won't Go Under in Overtime". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D19. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Vince Kowalick (September 17, 2000). "Matadors Given the Slip". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D11. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Vince Kowalick (October 1, 2000). "Things Amiss for CSUN". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D17. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Vince Kowalick (October 6, 2000). "Matadors Play Like Boobs on Tube". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D17. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Grizzly Football Yearbook: Media Guide, Records & Awards. MontanaGrizzlies.Com
  7. Vince Kowalick (October 22, 2000). "Brady, Matadors Leave Montana State in Cold". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D14. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Vince Kowalick (October 29, 2000). "Matadors Flag Down Home Victory". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D14. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  10. Fernando Dominguez (November 12, 2000). "Northridge Finally Puts It Together". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D17. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Vince Kowalick (November 19, 2000). "Matadors Get Run Out of the Big Sky". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D14. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "2000 - Cal St.-Northridge". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  13. "2001 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  14. "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  15. "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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