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1983 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
WFC co-champion
Conference Western Football Conference
Record6–4 (2–1 WFC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Mark Banker (1st season)
Home stadium North Campus Stadium
Seasons
←  1982
1984 →
1983 Western Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10 San Francisco State*W 24–3350–2,419 [1]
September 17at Cal State Hayward*L 16–28200–586 [2] [3]
September 24at Sacramento State*W 20–144,050 [4] [5]
October 1No. 9 UC Davis*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
L 3–313,144 [6]
October 8 Chico State*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
W 24–14644 [7]
October 15 Cal Poly
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
W 48–212,115 [8]
October 22 Cal Lutheran*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
W 26–233,379
October 29at Portland StateL 13–311,847 [9]
November 5 Santa Clara
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
W 24–224,808 [10]
November 19at Saint Mary's*
L 7–13200–276 [11]

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References

  1. ^ "Far West Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 11, 1983. p. III-15. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 18, 1983. p. III-14. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Saturday's College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 2, 1983. p. III-19. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "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. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 30, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 20, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  13. ^ "1983 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.