1977 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

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1977 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record7–3–1 (1–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium North Campus Stadium
Seasons
  1976
1978  
1977 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cal Poly $ 2 0 06 4 0
Cal State Northridge 1 1 07 3 1
Cal Poly Pomona 0 2 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1977 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year Jack Elway head coach, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 7–3–1 with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, placing second in the CCAA. The team outscored its opponents 264 to 179 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10 San Francisco State *W 17–102,700–5,000 [1] [2]
September 17at Cal State Hayward *L 3–13
September 24at No. T–9 Nevada *W 22–197,110 [3]
October 1at Cal State Fullerton *L 14–452,214 [4]
October 8at Cal State Los Angeles *
W 7–62,000–3,000 [5] [6]
October 15 San Diego *
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
W 56–20
October 29at Cal Poly Pomona
W 19–02,500 [7]
November 5 Cal Poly
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
L 14–424,500 [8]
November 12 United States International *
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
W 52–05,203 [9]
November 19at Sacramento State *W 36–02,500 [10]
November 23 Santa Clara *
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
T 24–243,000 [11]

[12]

Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1978 NFL draft. [13] [14] [15]

The following finished their college career in 1977, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Lon Boyett TE 1978 San Francisco 49ers

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