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1979 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record1–9, 1 win forfeited (0–5 FWC, 1 win forfeited)
Head coach
  • Tim Tierney (5th season)
Home stadiumPioneer Stadium
(Capacity: 5,000)
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Humboldt State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
San Francisco State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Cal State Hayward 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Adjusted for Cal Poly Pomona forfeits to UC Davis and Sacramento State

The 1979 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward[note 1] in the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Cal State Hayward competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

The Pioneers were led by fifth-year head coach Tim Tierney. They played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. On the field the Pioneers finished the season with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8, 1–4 FWC). They were outscored by their opponents 90–203 for the 1979 season.

After the season ended, it was discovered that the Pioneers had used an ineligible player for part of the season. They were forced to forfeit their conference victory against San Francisco state, bringing their adjusted record to one win and nine losses (1–9, 0–5 FWC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 15at Cal State Northridge*
L 8–102,500[1]
September 22Santa Clara*
L 7–48
September 29at Saint Mary's*
W 17–10
October 6at San Francisco State
L 15–14
forfeit loss
October 13Eastern Washington*
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
L 22–24
October 20Chico State[note 3]
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
L 0–7
October 27at US International[note 4]*
L 21–24
November 3at Sacramento State[note 5]
L 0–14
November 10Humboldt State
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
L 0–35
November 17UC Davis
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
L 0–17
  • *Non-conference game

[2][3]

Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1980 NFL Draft.[4][5]

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. ^ Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology.
  5. ^ 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. ^ "Oxy's Allen Off to Rough Start". The Los Angeles Times. September 16, 1979. p. III-17. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "1979 - Cal St.-Hayward". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "1980 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "Cal State-Hayward Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
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