1969 Valley State Matadors football team

The 1969 Valley State Matadors football team represented Valley State[note 1] during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season.

1969 Valley State Matadors football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1969 record4–5 (1–1 CCAA)
Head coachLeon McLaughlin (1st season)
Home stadiumBirmingham High School, Van Nuys, California
1969 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Cal Poly $ 2 –0 –0  6 –4 –0
Valley State 1 –1 –0  4 –5 –0
Cal Poly Pomona 1 –2 –0  2 –8 –0
UC Riverside 0 –1 –0  3 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Valley State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). For the 1969 season the CCAA changed significantly. Three schools left the conference and moved up to the University Division in the new Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] Those schools were Fresno State, Cal State Long Beach, and Cal State Los Angeles. They were replaced in 1969 by Cal Poly Pomona and UC Riverside and in 1970 by Cal State Fullerton.

The 1969 Matadors were led by first-year head coach Leon McLaughlin. They played home games at Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5, 1–1 CCAA).

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 28at Sacramento State[note 3]*
W 28–24
October 4at Long Beach State[note 4]*
W 32–21
October 11Fresno State[note 5]*
L 14–385,200[1]
October 18at UC Santa Barbara*
L 2–266,000[2]
October 25Cal Poly[note 6]
  • Birmingham High School
  • Van Nuys, California
L 19–286,200[3]
November 8Cal Poly Pomona[note 7]
  • Birmingham High School
  • Van Nuys, California
W 48–133,500[4]
November 15New Mexico Highlands*
  • Birmingham High School
  • Van Nuys, California
L 19–232,000[5]
November 22at Cal State Hayward[note 8]*
L 17–252,800[6]
November 29at Cal State Los Angeles*
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, California
W 47–61,371[7]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Valley State players were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft.[9][10][11]

The following finished their college career in 1969, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Bill ButlerLB1970 Denver Broncos

Notes
  1. California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
  2. The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
  3. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  4. California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.
  5. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  6. 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.
  7. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was officially known as California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis from 1966 to 1971. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
  8. California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.

References
  1. "Cal Lutheran Takes 11th Straight". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 12, 1969. p. D-18. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Endemano-Led Stags Score First Win Over Oxy, 31-21". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 19, 1969. p. D-18. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. John Wolf (October 26, 1969). "Not Loyola's Day: Loses First, 21-20". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-12. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Cal Western Blasts Cal Lutheran, 49-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 9, 1969. p. D-18. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. John Wolf (November 16, 1969). "Valley St. Toppled by Highlands, 23-19". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-16. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "CP (SLO) 34, CP (Pomona) 6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 30, 1969. p. D-16. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Valley State Routs Winless Diablos, 47-6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 23, 1969. p. D-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "1969 - Cal St.-Northridge". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  9. "1970 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  10. "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  11. "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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