1983 Chico State Wildcats football team

1983 Chico State Wildcats football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	4–5–1 (3–2–1 NCAC)
Head coach	Dick Trimmer (10th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Clemons (5th season)
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ←  1982 1984  →

1983 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 UC Davis $^	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Sacramento State	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Chico State	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Cal State Hayward	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Humboldt State	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Sonoma State	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1983 Chico State Wildcats football team represented California State University, Chico as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Dick Trimmer in his tenth and final season as head coach, Chico State compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, placing third in the NCAC. The team outscored its opponents 227 to 201 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California.

Trimmer resigned in December 1983. He finished his tenure at Chico State with an overall record of 48–52–2, for a .480 winning percentage. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Saint Mary's *	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	L 25–39	3,122
September 17	Cal Poly *	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 9–21	3,942
September 24	Claremont-Mudd *	University Stadium Chico, CA	W 41–9	2,000–2,612	[2]
October 8	at Cal State Northridge *	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 14–24	644	[3]
October 15	at Sonoma State	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	W 50–29	624–960	[4] [5]
October 22	No. 3 UC Davis	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 7–24	7,342
October 29	at Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	T 15–15	1,200	[6]
November 5	Humboldt State	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 20–26	500–900	[7]
November 12	at Cal State Hayward	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 20–7	400–605	[8]
November 19	San Francisco State	University Stadium Chico, CA	W 26–7	400–421	[9]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. Blofsky, Red (December 2, 1983). "Timmer resigns as Chico State football coach". Chico Enterprise-Record . Chico, California. pp. 1A, 8A . Retrieved July 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
2. "Saturday's College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
4. Rich Rupperecht (October 16, 1983). "The Cossacks are breaking all sorts of records". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 1D. Retrieved November 16, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 16, 2022.
6. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
7. "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
8. "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 16, 2022.
9. "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 10, 2022.
10. "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 22, 2022.