1983 Sonoma State Cossacks football team

The 1983 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Sonoma State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference for the first time in 1983. They had previously played as an independent.

1983 Sonoma State Cossacks football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
1983 record	2–9 (0–6 NCAC)
Head coach	Tony Kehl (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cossacks Stadium

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 1983 Cossacks were led by second-year head coach Tony Kehl. They played home games at Cossacks Stadium[note 1] in Rohnert Park, California. Sonoma State finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9, 0–6 NCAC). The Cossacks were outscored by their opponents 138–304 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	Sacramento State[note 2]	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, California	L 7–35	1,900[1]
September 10	at Cal State Hayward[note 3]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, California	L 7–28
September 17	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, California	L 6–31
September 24	at Occidental*	D.W. Patterson Field Los Angeles	L 16–21
October 1	Humboldt State	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, California	L 6–13	1,500[2]
October 15	Chico State[note 4]	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, California	L 29–50	700[3]
October 22	Saint Mary's*	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, California	L 0–31
October 29	Azusa Pacific*	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, California	W 38–19	650[4]
November 5	Carroll (MT)*	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, California	W 29–24
November 12	at Santa Clara*	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California	L 0–10
November 19	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, California	L 0–42
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Team players in the NFL

No Sonoma State players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.[7][8][9]

Notes

1. Cossacks Stadium would be renamed in 2002 to Seawolf Stadium when the University changed the name of the mascot to Seawolves.
2. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
3. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
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. Rich Mellott (September 4, 1983). "SSU score didn't tell story". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 1F. Retrieved November 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Rich Mellott (October 2, 1983). "Cossacks out-bungle Lumberjacks". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 1F. Retrieved November 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Rich Rupperecht (October 16, 1983). "The Cossacks are breaking all sorts of records". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 1D. Retrieved November 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 30, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "1983 - Sonoma St. (CA)". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
6. "Sonoma State Football - 1983". Retrieved November 14, 2017.
7. "1984 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
8. "Sonoma St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
9. "Draft History: Sonoma State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.