The 1983 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tom Keele, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, sharing the WFC title with Santa Clara. The team outscored its opponents 205 to 200 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.
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WFC co-champion | |
Conference | Western Football Conference |
Record | 6–4 (2–1 WFC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Mark Banker (1st season) |
Home stadium | North Campus Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Northridge + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | San Francisco State* | W 24–3 | 350–2,419 | [1] | |
September 17 | at Cal State Hayward* | L 16–28 | 200–586 | [2][3] | |
September 24 | at Sacramento State* | W 20–14 | 4,050 | [4][5] | |
October 1 | No. 9 UC Davis* |
| L 3–31 | 3,144 | [6] |
October 8 | Chico State* |
| W 24–14 | 644 | [7] |
October 15 | Cal Poly |
| W 48–21 | 2,115 | [8] |
October 22 | Cal Lutheran* |
| W 26–23 | 3,379 | |
October 29 | at Portland State | L 13–31 | 1,847 | [9] | |
November 5 | Santa Clara |
| W 24–22 | 4,808 | [10] |
November 19 | at Saint Mary's* |
| L 7–13 | 200–276 | [11] |
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References
edit- ^ "Far West Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 11, 1983. p. III-15. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 18, 1983. p. III-14. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Saturday's College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 2, 1983. p. III-19. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. October 16, 1983. p. III-14. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 30, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 20, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ^ "1983 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.