1982 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

The 1982 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward[note 1] in the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Cal State Hayward competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

1982 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
Conference	Far Western Conference
1982 record	4–5–1 (3–2 FWC)
Head coach	Tim Tierney (8th season)
Home stadium	Pioneer Stadium (Capacity: 5,000)

1982 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
Sacramento State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Cal State Hayward	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
San Francisco State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Chico State	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Humboldt State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The Pioneers were led by eighth-year head coach Tim Tierney. They played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. The Pioneers finished the season with a record of four wins, five losses and one tie (4–5–1, 3–2 FWC). They outscored their opponents 240–236 for the 1982 season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	at Cal State Northridge*	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 37–38	1,116[1]
September 18	at Santa Clara*	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 27–35
September 25	Puget Sound*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, California	L 6–10
October 2	Saint Mary's*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	T 6–6
October 9	Sacramento State[note 3]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 45–34	900[2]
October 16	Cal Poly Pomona*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 28–17	300[3]
October 23	San Francisco State	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 42–13
October 30	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 10–0
November 6	UC Davis	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 6–41
November 13	at Chico State[note 4]	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 33–42
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft.[6][7]

The following finished their college career in 1982, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Sandy LaBeaux	Defensive back	1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Notes

1. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
3. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
4. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.

References

1. "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. September 13, 1982. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Hayward)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
3. "The Southland". The Los Angeles Times. October 17, 1982. p. III-16. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1982 - Cal St.-Hayward". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
5. "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
6. "1983 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
7. "Cal State-Hayward Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2018.