1985 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

The 1985 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward[note 1] in the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. Cal State Hayward competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC).

1985 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
1985 record	6–3–1 (2–2–1 NCAC)
Head coach	Tim Tierney (11th season)
Home stadium	Pioneer Stadium (Capacity: 5,000)

1985 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Chico State	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Cal State Hayward	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
San Francisco State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Sonoma State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Humboldt State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The Pioneers were led by head coach Tim Tierney in his eleventh year. They played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. The Pioneers finished the season with a record of six wins, three losses and one tie (6–3–1, 2–2–1 NCAC). They outscored their opponents 282–205 for the 1985 season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	at Saint Mary's*	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, California	W 38–17
September 21	Cal Poly[note 2]*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 28–17
September 28	at California Lutheran*	Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA	W 37–15	4,500[1]
October 5	Cal State Northridge*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 25–20
October 12	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 24–34
October 19	at Santa Clara*	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 6–10
October 26	Sonoma State	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 50–6
November 9	Humboldt State	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 37–21
November 16	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 6–34
November 23	Chico State[note 3]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	T 31–31
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft.[4][5]

Notes

1. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
2. 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.
3. 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. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. September 29, 1985. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1985 - Cal St.-Hayward". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
3. "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
4. "1986 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
5. "Cal State-Hayward Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2018.