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1984 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
Record3–7 (0–3 WFC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMark Banker (2nd season)
Home stadiumNorth Campus Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Western Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Portland State $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Cal Poly 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Santa Clara 1 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Cal State Northridge 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Cal Lutheran * 0 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Ineligible for conference title

The 1984 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1984 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Tom Keele, Cal State Northridge finished the season with overall record of 2–8 and a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last out of four team eligible or the conference title in the WFC. The team was outscored by its opponents 248 to 119 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

On January 1, 1985, the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) announced it had ruled that San Francisco State had used two ineligible players and must forfeit three victories, including anon-conference wins over Cal State Northridge.[1] With the forfeit, the Matadors' 1984 overall record improved to 3–7.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Northern Arizona*
L 10–269,145–9,600[2]
September 15Sacramento State*
W 24–132,244[3]
September 22at San Francisco State*
W 17–21 (forfeit win)1,000–1,021[4]
September 29Cal State Hayward*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
L 26–381,075[5]
October 13Saint Mary's*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
L 19–201,447[6]
October 20at Cal Poly
L 0–286,970[7]
October 27at Cal Lutheran*
W 17–151,844[8]
November 3at Santa Clara
L 0–312,265
November 10No. 6 UC Davis*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
L 3–424,912[9]
November 17Portland State
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
L 3–14617

[10][11]

Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1985 NFL Draft.[12][13][14]

The following finished their college career in 1984 were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Bryan Wagner Punter 1987 Chicago Bears

References

  1. ^ "Three months later, SSU beats SF State". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. January 2, 1985. p. 2D. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 9, 1984. p. III-22. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 16, 1984. p. III-16. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Aztecs' Critical Fumble Saves Oklahoma St., 19-16". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 23, 1984. p. III-10. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 1, 1984. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 14, 1984. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Oxy (7-0) Rallies to Defeat Whittier; Okoye Leads Asuza (sic) Pacific, 34-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1984. p. III-9. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 28, 1984. p. III-16. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 1984. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "Final 1984 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  11. ^ "1984 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  12. ^ "1985 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. 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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