1983 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

The 1983 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward[note 1] in the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Cal State Hayward competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC).[note 2]

1983 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
1983 record	6–4 (3–3 NCAC)
Head coach	Tim Tierney (9th season)
Home stadium	Pioneer Stadium (Capacity: 5,000)

1983 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 UC Davis $^	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Sacramento State	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Chico State	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Cal State Hayward	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Humboldt State	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Sonoma State	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The Pioneers were led by ninth-year head coach Tim Tierney. They played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. The Pioneers finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 3–3 NCAC). They were outscored by their opponents 159–163 for the 1983 season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	Sonoma State	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 28–7
September 17	Cal State Northridge*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 28–16	300[1]
September 24	Santa Clara*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 17–15
October 1	at Saint Mary’s*	Saint Mary’s Stadium Moraga, CA	L 7–12
October 8	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 13–7
October 22	at San Diego*	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	W 40–21
October 29	Humboldt State	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 10–3
November 5	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 3–42
November 12	Chico State[note 3]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 7–20
November 19	at Sacramento State[note 4]	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 6–20
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.[4][5]

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) had been known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
3. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
4. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References

1. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 18, 1983. p. III-14. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1983 - Cal St.-Hayward". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
3. "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
4. "1984 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
5. "Cal State-Hayward Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2018.