1985 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

American college football season

1985 Cal State Northridge Matadors football

Conference| Western Football Conference
Record| 4–7 (1–4 WFC)
Head coach|

* Tom Keele (7th season)

Defensive coordinator| Mark Banker (3rd season)
Home stadium| North Campus Stadium

Seasons

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1986 ->

1985 Western Football Conference standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 15 Santa Clara $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 1
No. 19 Sacramento State | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Portland State | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Cal Poly | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Cal Lutheran | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Cal State Northridge | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1985 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Tom Keele in his seventh and final season as head coach, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the WFC. The team was outscored by its opponents 339 to 281 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 7| at Nevada*|

* Mackay Stadium
* Reno, NV

| L 12–56| 9,481| [1]
September 21| at Saint Mary's*|

* Saint Mary's Stadium
* Moraga, CA

| W 45–13| 2,258| [2]
September 28| San Francisco State*|

* North Campus Stadium
* Northridge, CA

| W 41–17| 2,741| [3]
October 5| at No. 6 Cal State Hayward*|

* Pioneer Stadium
* Hayward, CA

| L 20–25| 1,200–2,300| [4]
October 12| Sonoma State*|

* North Campus Stadium
* Northridge, CA

| W 40–14| 1,844| [5]
October 19| Cal Lutheran|

* North Campus Stadium
* Northridge, CA

| W 27–23| 3,859| [6]
October 26| Cal Poly|

* North Campus Stadium
* Northridge, CA

| L 21–34| 5,335| [7]
November 2| at No. 2 UC Davis*|

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA

| L 22–41| 7,250–7,850| [8][9]
November 9| No. 6 Santa Clara|

* North Campus Stadium
* Northridge, CA

| L 19–21| 2,728| [10]
November 16| at No. 13 Sacramento State|

* Hornet Stadium
* Sacramento, CA

| L 10–34| 3,108–3,500| [11][12]
November 23| at Portland State|

* Civic Stadium
* Portland, OR

| L 24–61| 1,513| [13]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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## Team players in the NFL

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No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1986 NFL draft.[16][17][18]

The following finished their college career in 1985 were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player | Position | First NFL team

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Ron Foster | Defensive back | 1987 Los Angeles Raiders

## References

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1. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 8, 1985. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1985. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 29, 1985. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
5. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 13, 1985. p. III-21. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1985. p. III-21. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 28, 1985. p. III-22. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 4, 1985. p. III-20. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
10. ^ "Saturday's Late Summary". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 1985. p. III-22. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 17, 1985. p. III-17. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
13. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 25, 1985. p. III-23. Retrieved April 2, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Final 1985 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
15. ^ "1985 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
16. ^ "1986 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
17. ^ "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
18. ^ "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.

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