1988 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

American college football season

1988 Cal State Northridge Matadors football

Conference| Western Football Conference
Record| 6–5 (2–4 WFC)
Head coach|

* Bob Burt (3rd season)

Defensive coordinator| Mark Banker (6th season)
Home stadium| North Campus Stadium

Seasons

<- 1987

1989 ->

1988 Western Football Conference standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 4 Portland State $^  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 3  | - | 1
No. 10 Sacramento State ^  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 3  | - | 0
Santa Clara | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Cal Poly | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Cal State Northridge | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Southern Utah State | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Cal Lutheran | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division II playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1988 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Bob Burt, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the WFC. The team outscored its opponents 269 to 268 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 3| Cal State Hayward*| |

* North Campus Stadium
* Northridge, CA

| W 17–0| 4,132–4,523| [1][2]
September 10| at San Francisco State*| |

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| W 48–0| 300| [3]
September 17| at Sonoma State*| No. 9|

* Cossacks Stadium
* Rohnert Park, CA

| W 31–6| 1,242| [4]
September 24| at Idaho State*| No. 6|

* ASISU Minidome
* Pocatello, ID

| W 34–23| 5,868| [5]
October 1| Cal Poly| No. 5|

* North Campus Stadium
* Northridge, CA

| L 7–38| 5,925| [6]
October 8| at Cal Lutheran| No. 12|

* Mt. Clef Field
* Thousand Oaks, CA

| W 24–21| 2,107| [7]
October 15| No. 11 Portland State| No. 6|

* North Campus Stadium
* Northridge, CA

| L 13–45| 3,302| [8]
October 22| UC Davis*| |

* North Campus Stadium
* Northridge, CA

| L 13–31| 4,015–4,051| [9]
October 29| at Santa Clara| |

* Buck Shaw Stadium
* Santa Clara, CA

| L 27–31| 1,892| [10]
November 5| No. 12 Sacramento State| |

* North Campus Stadium
* Northridge, CA

| L 20–40| 6,103–6,193| [11][12]
November 12| at Southern Utah State| |

* Eccles Coliseum
* Cedar City, UT

| W 35–33| 3,527| [13]

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

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 4, 1988. p. III-19. Retrieved April 12, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Final 1988 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
3. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 11, 1988. p. III-21. Retrieved April 12, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 18, 1988. p. III-23. Retrieved April 12, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Mike Hiserman (September 25, 1988). "Northridge, Fann Quiet Idaho State". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-26. Retrieved April 12, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Mike Hiserman (October 2, 1988). "San Luis Obispo Humbles CSUN in 38-7 Outburst". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). p. III-26. Retrieved April 12, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1988. p. III-23. Retrieved April 12, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 17, 1988. p. III-20. Retrieved April 12, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Mike Hiserman (October 23, 1988). "Good Teams Bring Bad News to CSUN". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-22. Retrieved April 12, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 31, 1988. p. III-14. Retrieved April 12, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2017.
12. ^ "Final 1988 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
13. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1988. p. III-16. Retrieved April 12, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Final 1988 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
15. ^ "1988 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

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