1977 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

American college football season

1977 Cal State Northridge Matadors football

Conference| California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record| 7–3–1 (1–1 CCAA)
Head coach|

* Jack Elway (2nd season)

Home stadium| North Campus Stadium

Seasons

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1978 ->

1977 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Cal Poly $  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Cal State Northridge | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Cal Poly Pomona | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1977 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year Jack Elway head coach, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 7–3–1 with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, placing second in the CCAA. The team outscored its opponents 264 to 179 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 10| San Francisco State*|

* North Campus Stadium
* Northridge, CA

| W 17–10| 2,700–5,000| [1][2]
September 17| at Cal State Hayward*|

* Pioneer Stadium
* Hayward, CA

| L 3–13| |
September 24| at No. T–9 Nevada*|

* Mackay Stadium
* Reno, NV

| W 22–19| 7,110| [3]
October 1| at Cal State Fullerton*|

* Falcon Stadium
* Norwalk, CA

| L 14–45| 2,214| [4]
October 8| at Cal State Los Angeles*|

* Campus Field
* Los Angeles, CA

| W 7–6| 2,000–3,000| [5][6]
October 15| San Diego*|

* North Campus Stadium
* Northridge, CA

| W 56–20| |
October 29| at Cal Poly Pomona|

* Kellogg Field
* Pomona, CA

| W 19–0| 2,500| [7]
November 5| Cal Poly|

* North Campus Stadium
* Northridge, CA

| L 14–42| 4,500| [8]
November 12| United States International*|

* North Campus Stadium
* Northridge, CA

| W 52–0| 5,203| [9]
November 19| at Sacramento State*|

* Hornet Stadium
* Sacramento, CA

| W 36–0| 2,500| [10]
November 23| Santa Clara*|

* North Campus Stadium
* Northridge, CA

| T 24–24| 3,000| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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## Team players in the NFL[edit]

No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1978 NFL Draft.[13][14][15]

The following finished their college career in 1977, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player | Position | First NFL team

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Lon Boyett | TE | 1978 San Francisco 49ers

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Cal Lutheran Passes Beat San Diego". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 11, 1977. p. III-14. Retrieved March 31, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
3. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
4. ^ "Fullerton Routs Northridge, 45-14". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 2, 1977. p. III-10. Retrieved February 6, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "San Diego St. Bows, 34-14". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1977. p. III-16. Retrieved March 31, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
7. ^ "Cal Lutheran Makes It Six in a Row". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 30, 1977. p. III-13. Retrieved February 24, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
9. ^ "Cal Lutheran Brawls and Wins". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1977. p. III-14. Retrieved March 16, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
11. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
12. ^ "1977 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
13. ^ "1978 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
14. ^ "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
15. ^ "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.

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* Monroe High (1962–1965)
* Birmingham High School (1966–1970)
* Devonshire Downs / North Campus Stadium (1971–2001)

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