1995 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

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1995 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
Conference American West Conference
Record2–8 (1–2 AWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Ron Ponciano (1st season)
Home stadium North Campus Stadium
Seasons
  1994
1996  
1995 American West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Sacramento State $ 3 0 04 6 1
Cal Poly 2 1 05 6 0
Cal State Northridge 1 2 02 8 0
Southern Utah 0 3 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1995 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the American West Conference (AWC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Dave Baldwin, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing third in the AWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 355 to 159 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 Menlo *W 45–22,236 [1]
September 16at Idaho State *L 0–526,347 [2]
September 23at Northern Arizona *L 7–685,212 [3]
October 7at Southwest Texas State *L 14–433,814 [4]
October 14 Western New Mexico *
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
L 8–271,431 [5]
October 21at UC Davis *L 8–386,634 [6] [7]
October 28 Southern Utah
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
W 34–282,978 [8]
November 4at Cal Poly L 7–49 [9]
November 11 Saint Mary's *
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
L 20–282,139 [10]
November 18 Sacramento State
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
L 16–202,418
  • *Non-conference game

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The 1989 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1989 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bob Burt, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the WFC. The team was outscored by its opponents 257 to 231 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

The 1990 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1990 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bob Burt, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the WFC title Cal Poly. The Matadors advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs for the first time in program history, losing in the first round to Cal Poly in a rematch of the WFC co-champions. The team was outscored by its opponents 179 to 173 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

The 1991 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1991 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Bob Burt, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the WFC. The team was outscored by its opponents 287 to 175 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

The 1992 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1992 NCAA Division II football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Bob Burt, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the WFC. The team was outscored by its opponents 224 to 161 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

The 1994 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as a member of the American West Conference (AWC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Andre Patterson, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the AWC, the program's first conference title at the NCAA Division I level. The team was outscored by its opponents 334 to 304 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

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The 1994 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the American West Conference (AWC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Bob Burt in his ninth and final season as head coach, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, placing last out of four teams in the AWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 290 to 246 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

The 1996 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cal State Northridge and Sacramento State competed for the first time in the Big Sky Conference in 1996. Both teams has been members of the American West Conference (AWC), which folded after the 1995 season. Led by Dave Baldwin in his second and final season as head coach, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big Sky. Two of the Matador's conference wins came against ranked opponents, Weber State and Eastern Washington. The team outscored its opponents 407 to 313 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

The 1997 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jim Fenwick in his first and only season as head coach, Cal State Northridge finished the season with an overall record of 6–6 and a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in the three-way tie for fourth place in the Big Sky. The team outscored its opponents 370 to 316 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

The 1998 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Rob Phenicie in his first and only season as head coach, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for second place in the Big Sky. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

The 1999 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Jeff Kearin, Cal State Northridge finished the season with an overall record of 5–6 and a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big Sky. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

The 2000 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Jeff Kearin, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Big Sky. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

The 2001 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as an independent during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Jeff Kearin, Cal State Northridge compiled a record of 3–7. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

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