1985 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

The 1985 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward—now known as California State University, East Bay—as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Tim Tierney, Cal State Hayward compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing third in the NCAC. The team outscored its opponents 282 to 205 for the season. The Pioneers played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California.

1985 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	6–3–1 (2–2–1 NCAC)
Head coach	Tim Tierney (11th season)
Home stadium	Pioneer Stadium
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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 NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Saint Mary's*		Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	W 38–17	4,300
September 21	No. 6 Cal Poly*		Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 28–17	1,100
September 28	at Cal Lutheran*	No. 9	Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA	W 37–15	4,500–5,400	[1]
October 5	Cal State Northridge*	No. 6	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 25–20	1,200–2,300	[2]
October 12	at San Francisco State	No. 6	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 24–34	800–2,100	[3]
October 19	at No. 10 Santa Clara*		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 6–10	6,122–6,211	[4]
October 26	Sonoma State	No. T–18	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 50–6	600–3,147	[5]
November 9	Humboldt State	No. 17	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 37–21	850
November 16	at No. 1 UC Davis	No. 16	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 6–34	8,675–8,800	[6]
November 23	Chico State		Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	T 31–31	600
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. September 29, 1985. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Final 1985 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
3. "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
4. "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
5. "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
6. "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
7. "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
8. "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.