1984 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

The 1984 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1984 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Tom Keele, Cal State Northridge finished the season with overall record of 2–8 and a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last out of four team eligible or the conference title in the WFC. The team was outscored by its opponents 248 to 119 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

1984 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
Conference	Western Football Conference
Record	3–7 (0–3 WFC)
Head coach	Tom Keele (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Banker (2nd season)
Home stadium	North Campus Stadium
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Western Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Portland State $	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Cal Poly	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara	1	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Cal State Northridge	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Cal Lutheran *	0	–	0	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
$ – Conference champion * – Ineligible for conference title

On January 1, 1985, the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) announced it had ruled that San Francisco State had used two ineligible players and must forfeit three victories, including anon-conference wins over Cal State Northridge.^[1] With the forfeit, the Matadors' 1984 overall record improved to 3–7.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Northern Arizona*	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 10–26	9,145–9,600	[2]
September 15	Sacramento State*	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 24–13	2,244	[3]
September 22	at San Francisco State*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 17–21 (forfeit win)	1,000–1,021	[4]
September 29	Cal State Hayward*	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 26–38	1,075	[5]
October 13	Saint Mary's*	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 19–20	1,447	[6]
October 20	at Cal Poly	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 0–28	6,970	[7]
October 27	at Cal Lutheran*	Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA	W 17–15	1,844	[8]
November 3	at Santa Clara	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 0–31	2,265
November 10	No. 6 UC Davis*	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 3–42	4,912	[9]
November 17	Portland State	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 3–14	617
*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

No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1985 NFL draft.^[12][13][14]

The following finished their college career in 1984 were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Bryan Wagner	Punter	1987 Chicago Bears

References

1. "Three months later, SSU beats SF State". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. January 2, 1985. p. 2D. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 9, 1984. p. III-22. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 16, 1984. p. III-16. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Aztecs' Critical Fumble Saves Oklahoma St., 19-16". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 23, 1984. p. III-10. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 1, 1984. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 14, 1984. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Oxy (7-0) Rallies to Defeat Whittier; Okoye Leads Asuza (sic) Pacific, 34-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1984. p. III-9. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 28, 1984. p. III-16. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 1984. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Final 1984 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
11. "1984 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
12. "1985 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
13. "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
14. "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.