1989 Chico State Wildcats football team

1989 Chico State Wildcats football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
1989 record	6–4 (4–1 NCAC)
Head coach	Gary Hauser (1st season)
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ←  1988 1990  →

1989 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Chico State	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Humboldt State	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Sonoma State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cal State Hayward	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
San Francisco State	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1989 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State University ^{[note 1]} during the 1989 NCAA Division II football season. Chico State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference in 1989.

The 1989 Wildcats were led by first-year head coach Gary Hauser. They played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California. Chico State finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 4–1 NCAC). The Wildcats outscored their opponents 302–235 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2	at Santa Clara *	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California	L 13–24
September 9	at Sacramento State [note 2]	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	L 28–48	5,800 [1]
September 16	UC Santa Barbara *	University Stadium Chico, California	W 27–22	1,000 [2]
September 23	at Saint Mary's *	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, California	L 16–26
October 7	Southern Connecticut *	University Stadium Chico, California	W 33–20
October 14	Humboldt State	University Stadium Chico, California	W 34–12
October 21	San Francisco State	University Stadium Chico, California	W 45–18
October 28	at Cal State Hayward [note 3]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, California	W 54–28
November 4	at Sonoma State	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, California	W 31–3
November 11	UC Davis	University Stadium Chico, California	L 21–34
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
2. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
3. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.

References

1. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2017.
2. "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 18, 1989. p. III-18. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
3. "1989 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.