1981 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

1981 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
CCAA champion
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–4–1 (2–0 CCAA)
Head coach	Tom Keele (3rd season)
Home stadium	North Campus Stadium
Seasons ←  1980 1982  →

1981 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
CalState Northridge $	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Cal Poly Pomona	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Cal Poly	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1981 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Tom Keele, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA for the first and only time in program history. The team outscored its opponents 203 to 174 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

1981 was the last season for CCAA football. All three 1981 football members of the CCAA (Cal State Northridge, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal Poly) moved to the new Western Football Conference for the 1982 season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Cal State Hayward *		North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	T 7–7	2,000	[1]
September 19	San Francisco State *		North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 17–14	1,500	[2]
September 26	at UC Davis *		Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 20–17	7,700–8,000	[3]
October 3	Santa Clara *		North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 27–14	2,753	[4]
October 10	Chico State *	No. 9	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 38–16	584	[5]
October 17	at Puget Sound *	No. 9	Baker Stadium Tacoma, WA	L 7–24	5,000	[6]
October 24	Cal Lutheran *		North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 0–10	5,619	[7]
October 31	at Cal Poly Pomona		Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	W 24–8	2,684	[8]
November 7	at Sacramento State *		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 20–33	2,503	[9]
November 14	at Portland State *		Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 13–17	2,000	[10]
November 21	Cal Poly		North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 30–14	2,467	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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