1982 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

1982 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	4–5–1 (3–2 NCAC)
Head coach	Tim Tierney (8th season)
Home stadium	Pioneer Stadium
Seasons ←  1981 1983  →

1982 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
Sacramento State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Cal State Hayward	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
San Francisco State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Chico State	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Humboldt State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1982 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward—now known as California State University, East Bay—as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Tim Tierney, Cal State Hayward compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the NCAC. The team outscored its opponents 240 to 236 for the season. The Pioneers played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Cal State Northridge *	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 37–38	1,016–1,116	[1] [2]
September 18	at Santa Clara *	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 27–35
September 25	Puget Sound *	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 6–10
October 2	Saint Mary's *	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	T 6–6
October 9	Sacramento State	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 45–34	900	[3]
October 16	Cal Poly Pomona *	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 28–17	300	[4]
October 23	San Francisco State	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 42–13	1,809	[5]
October 30	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 10–0	3,972	[6]
November 6	No. 6 UC Davis	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 6–41	4,100–8,200	[7]
November 13	at Chico State	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 33–42
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1983 NFL draft. ^{[10] [11]} The following finished their college career in 1982, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Sandy LaBeaux	Defensive back	1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

1. "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. September 13, 1982. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Northridge)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 30, 2022.
3. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Hayward)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
4. "The Southland". The Los Angeles Times. October 17, 1982. p. III-16. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 10, 2022.
6. "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
7. "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 12, 2022.
8. "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 16, 2022.
9. "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993" . Retrieved February 2, 2018.
10. "1983 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
11. "Cal State-Hayward Players/Alumni" . Retrieved February 2, 2018.