1978 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

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1978 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record8–2 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
  • Tim Tierney (4th season)
Home stadiumPioneer Stadium
(Capacity: 5,000)
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 UC Davis $^ 5 0 0 8 3 0
Cal State Hayward 4 1 0 8 2 0
Humboldt State 3 2 0 5 6 0
Chico State 2 3 0 5 5 0
Sacramento State 1 4 0 1 9 0
San Francisco State 0 5 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward[note 1] in the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Cal State Hayward competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

The Pioneers were led by fourth-year head coach Tim Tierney. They played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. The Pioneers finished the season with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2, 4–1 FWC). They outscored their opponents 212–136 for the 1978 season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 16Cal State Northridge*W 13–31,000[1]
September 23at Santa Clara*W 38–7
September 30Saint Mary's*
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
W 31–10
October 7at UC DavisL 0–6
October 14San Francisco State
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
W 10–16
October 21Cal Poly Pomona*
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
W 7–7600[2]
October 28at Chico State[note 3]
W 36–29
November 4at Nevada*L 27–149,412[3]
November 11Sacramento State[note 4]
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
W 25–16
November 18at Humboldt StateW 22–28
  • *Non-conference game

[4][5]

Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1979 NFL Draft.[6][7]

Notes

  1. ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  2. ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. ^ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  4. ^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References

  1. ^ "Long Beach Funbles Game, 19-13". The Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1978. p. III-18. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Whittier Rolls Over Occidental". The Los Angeles Times. October 22, 1978. p. III-17. Retrieved February 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Nevada Information Guide" (PDF). p. 129. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "1978 - Cal St.-Hayward". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "1979 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Cal State-Hayward Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2018.