1963 Valley State Matadors football team

The 1963 Valley State Matadors football team represented Valley State[note 1] during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season.

1963 Valley State Matadors football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
1963 record	2–6 (0–3 CCAA)
Head coach	Sam Winningham (2nd season)
Home stadium	Monroe High

1963 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 UPI San Diego State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Los Angeles State $	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Long Beach State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Fresno State	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cal Poly	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Valley State	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll

Valley State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The Matadors were led by second-year head coach Sam Winningham. They played home games at Monroe High in Sepulveda, CA. [note 2] They finished the season with a record of two wins and six losses (2–6, 0–3 CCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	UC Riverside*	Monroe High Sepulveda, CA	W 14–0
September 28	Cal Poly[note 3]	Monroe High Sepulveda, CA	L 14–19
October 13	Occidental*	Monroe High Sepulveda, CA	L 13–33
October 19	at Redlands*	Redlands Stadium[note 4] Redlands, CA	W 12–6
October 25	at Long Beach State[note 5]	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 12–35
November 2	at Whittier*	California High Whittier, CA	L 12–47
November 9	Cal Poly Pomona[note 6]*	Monroe High Sepulveda, CA	L 8–26[1]
November 16	No. 6 San Diego State[note 7]	Monroe High Sepulveda, CA	L 6–21[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from UPI Small-College Football Poll poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Valley State players were selected in the 1964 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes

1. California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
2. The community of North Hills, California (within the City of Los Angeles) was known as Sepulveda, California from World War II to 1992.
3. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
4. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season
5. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
6. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957 to 1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
7. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

1. "Long Beach St. Beats Fresno, Shares Lead". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 10, 1963. p. D-8. Retrieved January 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Howard Hagen (November 17, 1963). "Aztecs Outscore Matadors, 21-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
3. "1963 - Cal St.-Northridge". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
4. "1964 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
5. "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
6. "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.