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| Formerly | Far Western Conference (1925–1982) |
|---|---|
| Conference | NCAA |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Ceased | 1998 [1] |
| Division | Division II |
| No. of teams | 16 (total) |
| Region | West Coast |
The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was an NCAA Division II college athletic association that sponsored American football that was founded in 1925. It disbanded in 1998 after the majority of its member schools were forced to drop football.
The NCAC was founded as the Far Western Conference (FWC) in 1925 by its charter member schools: Fresno State, Saint Mary's, UC Davis, Nevada, San Jose State and College of the Pacific. [2]
Nevada's departure from the conference in 1940 left the conference with only four members: Chico State, Fresno State, College of the Pacific and UC Davis. [3] The conference looked to four nominees in Humboldt State (joined in 1940), San Francisco State, Santa Barbara State College (later UC Santa Barbara) and California Poly of San Luis Obispo. [4]
Shortly after World War II, the remaining members, with the exception of UC Davis, Chico State and Humboldt State, would leave for other conferences, to be replaced over the years by San Francisco State (joined in 1946), Southern Oregon (1947), Sacramento State (1953), Hayward State (1961) and Sonoma State (1966). During the 1990s, each of the universities associated with the California State system chose to disband their football teams in order to comply with Title IX, with the exception of Humboldt State, which added two women's sports to achieve compliance, Sacramento State, [1] and Cal Poly.
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The 1982 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bob Mattos, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the NCAC. The team outscored its opponents 249 to 243 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
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The 1963 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).
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