1991 Sonoma State Cossacks football team

1991 Sonoma State Cossacks football
NCAC champion
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	9–2 (5–0 NCAC)
Head coach	Tim Walsh (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Gary Patterson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cossacks Stadium
Seasons ←  1990 1992  →

1991 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Sonoma State $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
UC Davis	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Humboldt State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Chico State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
San Francisco State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Cal State Hayward	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1991 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State University as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Tim Walsh, Sonoma State compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC title. The team outscored its opponents 265 to 175 for the season. The Cossacks played home games at Cossacks Stadium ^{[note 1]} in Rohnert Park, California.

The nine wins and .818 winning percentage in 1991 were the best marks for the Sonoma State Cossacks football program in its 20 seasons of competition. Sonoma State's NCAC title also broke a string of 20 consecutive conference championships by UC Davis.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at No. 3 Idaho *	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	L 7–49	10,000
September 14	UC Santa Barbara *	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	W 33–7	860	[1]
September 21	Cal Poly *	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	W 27–7	1,262–5,164	[2]
September 28	at Portland State *	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 6–30	8,106
October 5	Cal Lutheran *	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	W 28–0	671
October 12	Saint Mary's *	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	W 22–17	1,489	[3]
October 19	at Cal State Hayward	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 22–13	428–900	[4]
October 26	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 35–0	2,025	[5]
November 2	Chico State	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	W 38–17	1,500–1,572	[6]
November 9	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 24–23	2,000
November 16	UC Davis	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	W 23–12	3,481	[7]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Notes

1. Cossacks Stadium was renamed in 2002 to Seawolf Stadium when the University changed the name of the mascot to Seawolves.

References

1. "Sonoma State, 33-7". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. September 15, 1991. p. B-5. Retrieved November 15, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1991. p. C21. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Sonoma State, 22-17". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. October 13, 1991. p. B-2. Retrieved November 15, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Final 1991 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 16, 2022.
5. "Empire College Football". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 27, 1991. p. C10. Retrieved November 15, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
6. Ralph Leef (November 3, 1991). "SSU rolls to fifth in a row". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. C1. Retrieved November 15, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
7. Ralph Leef (November 17, 1991). "Crowning glory for Cossacks". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. C1. Retrieved November 15, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Final 1991 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 18, 2022.
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10. "Sonoma State Football - 1991" . Retrieved November 14, 2017.