The 1986 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward—now known as California State University, East Bay—as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Tim Tierney, Cal State Hayward compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the NCAC. The Pioneers made their way into the top 20 of the NCAA Division II poll three times during the season, but each time they lost their next game. The team outscored its opponents 260 to 175 for the season. The Pioneers played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California.
| 1986 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football | |
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| Conference | Northern California Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (3–2 NCAC) |
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| Home stadium | Pioneer Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 UC Davis $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sonoma State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | Saint Mary's* | W 34–7 | 1,300 | |||
| September 20 | at Cal State Northridge* | No. 19 | L 7–20 | 1,000–4,144 | [1][2] | |
| September 27 | Cal Lutheran* |
| W 29–17 | 500–800 | [3] | |
| October 4 | Santa Clara* |
| W 31–12 | 1,400–1,500 | [4] | |
| October 11 | at Cal Poly* | W 17–14 | 2,563 | |||
| October 18 | at Sonoma State |
| W 37–10 | 800–862 | [5] | |
| October 25 | No. 3 UC Davis | No. 20 |
| L 14–24 | 8,500 | |
| November 1 | at Humboldt State | W 24–22 | 600–2,600 | [6] | ||
| November 15 | at Chico State | No. 19 |
| L 21–47 | 1,200–3,000 | [7] |
| November 22 | San Francisco State |
| W 20–14 | 300–500 | [8] | |
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Team players in the NFL
editNo Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1987 NFL draft.[11][12]
The following finished their college career in 1986, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Joe Terry | Linebacker | 1987 Seattle Seahawks |
Notes
edit- ^ Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.
References
edit- ^ "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. September 22, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1986 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Northridge)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. September 28, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Santa Clara)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sonoma State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ "1987 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Cal State-Hayward Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
