1985 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

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1985 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
Conference Western Football Conference
Record4–7 (1–4 WFC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Mark Banker (3rd season)
Home stadium North Campus Stadium
Seasons
  1984
1986  
1985 Western Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Santa Clara $ 4 0 18 2 1
No. 19 Sacramento State 4 1 08 3 0
Portland State 2 2 14 5 1
Cal Poly 2 3 04 7 0
Cal Lutheran 1 4 06 5 0
Cal State Northridge 1 4 04 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1985 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Tom Keele in his seventh and final season as head coach, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the WFC. The team was outscored by its opponents 339 to 281 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Nevada *L 12–569,481 [1]
September 21at Saint Mary's *
W 45–132,258 [2]
September 28 San Francisco State *W 41–172,741 [3]
October 5at No. 6 Cal State Hayward *L 20–251,200–2,300 [4]
October 12 Sonoma State *
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
W 40–141,844 [5]
October 19 Cal Lutheran
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
W 27–233,859 [6]
October 26 Cal Poly
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
L 21–345,335 [7]
November 2at No. 2 UC Davis *L 22–417,250–7,850 [8] [9]
November 9No. 6 Santa Clara
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
L 19–212,728 [10]
November 16at No. 13 Sacramento State L 10–343,108–3,500 [11] [12]
November 23at Portland State L 24–611,513 [13]

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1986 NFL draft. [16] [17] [18]

The following finished their college career in 1985 were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Ron FosterDefensive back 1987 Los Angeles Raiders

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